Barbara Czinger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“The Beginning and The End” by Barbara Czinger

Submitted to Contest #286

Dear Reader, I am Aurora and if you are reading this you must be from my future. I was five when it happened. At first, we thought it would be great, AI was coming for us all and it was said to be helpful. This was 2035. My parents and I were living on a quiet cul-de-sac next to “the crazy lady” who turned out to be right. AI at first helped us to write and research. Learn things and even listen to our needs. Helping us to research or find the products we talked about in our homes, on our computers. It was great. We could AI the shit out of ...

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“The Canoe and the Rock” by Barbara Czinger

Submitted to Contest #285

I remember a time I should have listened to my intuition… It was July 10, 2004, a Saturday. The Saturday after my best run ever, just a 5k (3.2 miles) but under 30 minutes. Twenty years ago, now, but some days it seems like I can bring up the memory like yesterday. Other days, it is so distant I can’t even see my sweet Golden Retriever, Quincy. Harper’s Ferry Maryland was hot that day, well, July on the East coast always is. Humid, sticky and a perfect day for being on the water. Except I did not want to go. Quick sidenote, Harper’s Ferry Ma...

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