Edina Lancz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“A Difficult Case” by Edina Lancz

Submitted to Contest #186

‘Tell me about the problem that brought you here.’ ‘I can’t make up my mind.’ ‘You have so many problems that you can’t pick one to talk about. I see.’ ‘No, you don’t see it. My problem is that I can’t make up my mind.’ ‘About what?’ ‘About anything.’ ‘But you made up your mind when you decided to come here, didn’t you?’ ‘I had no choice. This problem is making my life like hell.’ ‘And why’s that?’ ‘Because my job is to make decisions and act on them.’ ‘What’s your job?’ ‘I’d rather not say.’ ‘All right, let’s skip work. Is it easier for you...

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“Fading Away” by Edina Lancz

Submitted to Contest #156

"Don’t you remember? Mum, just last week you were telling me how bad it was. I told you stop complaining because it was ages ago, but you wouldn’t. And now this. Why?" I was flabbergasted. What does she mean she can’t remember it? This was not a fun street party or a nice walk in the zoo. Nor was it a one-time thing. It happened so many times that we lost count. Dad spent the day in the pub, then came home and beat us all up with his slipper or belt. He was angry when he was drunk, which pretty much meant all the time. Loud noises were so co...

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Author bio

I live in Hungary, so English is my second language. But I do use it in my job to write technical texts and enjoy every occasion when I can venture into more creative fields, let it be in English or Hungarian. I just love words, no matter what.