Ellen Rosenberger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“I'm Sorry” by Ellen Rosenberger

Submitted to Contest #45

Melissa’s head spun with the memory of what she had seen this morning. She couldn’t get it out of her mind. “Did you watch the video?” her best friend, Lindsey, had texted. “Yes. I have no words,” was Melissa’s reply. She closed her eyes, willing the image away. The scene of the innocent black man being choked to death. By a protector of the peace no less. Someone who was supposed to be good, supposed to be trusted. She shook her head slowly, remembering the horrible act. The worst was hearing the black man’s desperat...

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“A Bleeding Heart” by Ellen Rosenberger

Submitted to Contest #44

For a moment she was all that mattered. Small face, framed in my hands. Soft beautiful eyes holding my gaze. Pleading with me. Why couldn’t I keep her with me? I saw pure love in her eyes. And also great loss. She didn’t want to leave Mommy. But I had to send her away. I couldn’t go on like this. I had finally come to admit that I couldn’t care for her anymore. Not right now. Maybe not ever. I brushed the thought away like a pesky fly. I couldn’t think about the future. I had to keep my sights on the present. I turned my attention ...

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“My First Baby” by Ellen Rosenberger

Submitted to Contest #43

My first introduction to David Luke Rosenberger was a sound. A helpless cry. He was placed on my bare chest and I was in shock. From somewhere I heard the doctor say “Varoncito!” A little boy. A precious, healthy, breathing little boy. I couldn’t believe he was here. His cries were sharp and loud. But they carried life and wonder. My baby, my first baby, was here. And he was a boy. Of course, he was a boy, I thought. He joined six boy cousins. No girls in the family yet. Of course he would be a boy. On top of that, every Nicaraguan had confi...

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Author bio

I am a mom of one boy and four girls (ages 8 down to 4 months). I spent my childhood as a missionary kid in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I met my husband in Managua, Nicaragua and we lived there for almost 12 years (our first two children were born there). I've self-published two books (about struggles missionaries have and transitioning back to the USA after living abroad). I love to read, write, hike, play board games, sing and play guitar.