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Bob Faszczewski

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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The Hit That Broke the Timeline

Submitted to Contest #285

Five decades spent clawing his way up the corporate ladder and accumulating a massive fortune had done nothing to erase the cherished memories Harry had of the streets of his teen years spent building his reputation as the King of the Stick ball Bat in his old neighborhood.           Like Mickey Mantle, swinging a Louisville Slugger at Yankee Stadium’s home plate, he used to step menacingly up to the manhole cover with his converted wooden broom handle waiting for Joey or one of his othe...

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More Than the Leaves Caught Fire

Submitted to Contest #284

        The abandoned mansion had marked the gateway to Sharpsburg, Maryland since around 1825. The well-maintained, authentic Colonial style home had served as a silent witness to many events, especially the multitude of Civil War battles fought on the 12 acres that surrounded the majestic structure.        It seemed like the perfect setting for the spring fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity’s Washington County ReStore. Event Chair Melanie Granger figured that o...

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Turnabout Is Fair Play

Submitted to Contest #283

      On New Year’s Day Wilson awoke at 7 am and tried to clear the throbbing pain from his head.  He sat up in bed to find his old-timey pinball machine wrecked and laying destroyed in a corner of his room.     After running over and over the strange turn of events from the night before in his mind he fell back into a deep sleep that led him into a nightmare that never seemed to stop replaying.      In his dream he had gone to the same country club par...

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The Never-Ending Road

Submitted to Contest #282

           #ReedsyMomentsIt started out as a road trip along Route 50 East to Maryland’s coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. We headed out in the early afternoon, figuring it would give us plenty of time to bask in the sun of Ocean City and later frolic in the waves. Maybe we would spot a few dolphins or whales breaching in the surf.        We decided to stop at one of the boardwalk eateries for a little pizza and a few adult beverages before sta...

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Uninvited

Submitted to Contest #281

                     On New Year’s Day private investigator Gary Tomlinson awoke at 7 am and tried to clear the throbbing pain from his head.  He then began mentally reviewing  the strange turn of events from the night before in his mind.     For the third year in a row, Gary had gone to the same country club party to which one of his clients had dragged him.  He only had attended the galas as a gue...

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Skull Smashers

Submitted to Contest #280

“What big mysteries will pop out of the woods in this sleepy burg this morning into my adventure-filled life? Police Chief Arley Socket asked sarcastically, as he slowly sipped his second cup of black coffee in Joe’s Cafe, ready for another eventless day in the tiny backwater of Jericho, Arkansas.             “Will gas cans mysteriously disappear from Harley Johnsonian’s garage or can I expect a call from that crotchety Mrs. Mumford in a panic because her cat Paulie has climbed...

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Off-Road Adventure

Submitted to Contest #279

             It started out as a pleasant jaunt along Route 50 East to Maryland’s coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.  Our trip began at 6 am to give us plenty of time to bask in the sun of Ocean City and later frolic in the waves–perhaps spotting a few dolphins or whales romping in the surf.        We planned to stop in one of the boardwalk eateries for a little pizza and adult beverages before heading back to our bed and breakfast in ...

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Family Feud

Submitted to Contest #278

      The mother faced her final days with resolution.  She knew the end would soon rear its ugly head, but she hoped her sons, Milo and Abner, could agree soon on how to divide the little bit left of her worldly possessions so she could go peacefully to her reward secure in the knowledge that the siblings would not tear each other apart.       Milo, the elder brother, had taken mother into his home three years before and cared for her throughout her long bout with cancer....

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Busting Down the Barriers

Submitted to Contest #277

                                 Busting Down the Barriers      Fred Bersentzen refused to allow a roadblock planted in front of him in his youth to stand in the way of his destiny.  In fact, he decided to use the constant fight to reach beyond that which held him back to hit the bullseye on his target to success, happiness and fulfillment. &nbs...

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New Jersey's Deadly Brew

Submitted to Contest #274

                                       New Jersey’s Deadly Brew      #ReedsyOctoberFor nearly 360 years the area of my birth and early upbringing, Elizabethport, New Jersey, has given its residents plenty of fodder to produce tales of the strange and macabre.  Much of its eerie history has evolved from its location along...

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Among the Cornstalks

Submitted to Contest #273

                                #ReedsySecretsAmong the Cornstalks      Ed Josephson wrapped his scarf tightly around his neck as he fought back the 35-mile-per-hour winds and driving snow while trying to navigate his way along Seahawk Lane.     As he wound his way past the cornfield across from Berlin, Maryland’s Stephen Decatur High ...

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Bloodbath at the Beach

Submitted to Contest #272

                 Ready for another typical Monday after a normal resort town weekend, Ocean City, Maryland chambermaid Rosa Gonzalez slowly unlocked the door of the luxury condominium unit and wheeled her equipment cart into the room. She had expected to make quick work of it–a minor dusting, picking up a few dozen discarded paper cups and booze bottles and a once-over with a vacuum.      To her horror, she found pools of red bl...

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Remote Control Reality

Submitted to Contest #269

      John pressed his microphone button and said “evening news” into his television’s remote, expecting to get connected to a report on the latest bloody news and casualty reports from the war in the Middle East.     As he looked on in amazement, the walls in his apartment opened up and he found himself transported into a recently bombed-out section of Beirut. After shaking himself out of a state of shock, he ran for what remained of a nearby building to shelter him from the second wave...

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Evil in Retreat

Submitted to Contest #268

              Jordan Smith had worked his way up in the aeronautics industry, becoming CEO of Wingcraft Innovations at only 47 years old in only seven years.     The climb up the corporate ladder from line mechanic to the top spot had brought him more success than a kid from the ghettos of Newark, NJ would ever have expected a few decades before.  He loved the social connections, the perks of his office and, of course, the many previously-clos...

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Shadowing the Truth

Submitted to Contest #267

              During the middle of June, the first month of meteorological summer in Maryland, temperatures normally range in the low to high 80s. Normalcy could, in no way, describe my visit to Pocomoke State Park the year I decided to carry out my investigation of the murder of my Aunt Bernice.             Sure, sweat had poured over every inch of my body as I began my journey. Then, my curiosity peaked as ...

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