Ernie Stricsek

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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“Time Traveler” by Ernie Stricsek

Submitted to Contest #285

Time Traveler    I will not waste words on the preparations made for the trip I am about to describe that’s another story in itself and probably better suited for the eyes and ears of physicists due to its highly technical nature. I will say that my journey began with the purchase of a 200-year-old farm with a large barn in Cashtown, PA, population 450, and a mere stone’s throw from the town of Gettysburg. I had studied the writings of H.G. Wells for a good many years, so the barn served me well and I was able to design a...

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“Luck?” by Ernie Stricsek

Submitted to Contest #103

Luck? It was about 7:00 PM on a Friday night when I left the offices of the Press & Journal.  I had stayed late to help the photo editor write captions for the morning edition.  The rumble in my stomach reminded me that I had not eaten since noon, so I beat a path over to Siler’s CafĂ© for a slice of pizza and a cold National Bohemian beer.  Entering Siler’s, I spied my friend, Richie, at the bar.  He seemed to be intent on the Philadelphia Flyers hockey game, in blazing color on the 19” TV behind t...

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Author bio

Ernie Stricsek is a retired engineer. He and his wife moved to Chatham, Massachusetts, full time in 2019 and he began writing creatively after joining the Chatham Writers Group in March of that year. He is now a member of three different writing groups and writes to his blog, "The Chatham Packet". Ernie is a lifelong student of history, especially the American Civil War, and enjoys his leisure time biking, playing tennis, taking long walks with his wife, playing the guitar, reading, and spending time with his children & grandchildren.