Daniel Bereznicki

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“Food equals love” by Daniel Bereznicki

Submitted to Contest #249

Getting cell service in La Citta del Ricordi is impossible. I should have guessed since it’s such a small town. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve crumbled up the map and lost its creases. Three days ago I would have been embarrassed running up and down the streets, swerving past residents and climbing a statue of Galileo in the city square just for a single bar of AT&T, but I was desperate.Finding dad’s old school was all that mattered.My frustration removed my interest in the charming butcher shops. My senses were dulled. I...

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“Underexposed” by Daniel Bereznicki

Submitted to Contest #192

I couldn’t help but feel like a grave robber with an “Antiques Roadshow” obsession. Entering that old house and just taking things. “Annie, I really don’t want to do this.”  It’s funny that it should happen now. It finally came. The story of a lifetime. In Argentina, there are these caves, the Cueva de las Manos, the Cave of the Hands. It's one of the greatest discoveries to hit anthropolo...

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“Funny Man” by Daniel Bereznicki

Submitted to Contest #161

The steam from his breath collected into a condensation on the window and it would disappear and reappear every time he inhaled and exhaled. When it would appear, it encircled his face and mask the world outside.His fifth avenue apartment view stretches across Central Park and out to the New York City skyline.He presses his forehead on the glass window. Feeling the cool air that slips through the spiderweb cracked glass, gazing below counting the yellow taxis that drove by.One. Two. Th...

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Author bio

Please critique my work. My writing style: Lyrical My literary influences: 1. William Shakespeare 2. J.D. Salinger 3. Anthony Doerr 4. Arthur C. Clarke 5. Ezra Pound's Cantos 6. Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire 7. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest 8. James A. Michener Favorite quote: “Go for the body.” I love writers that: 1. Have a lot to say. 2. Respect the reader. 3. Have a unique voice. 4. Above all, never compromise. Please enjoy. MBTI: ENFP