Esther Beshirová

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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“Tied up with a love for books” by Esther Beshirová

Submitted to Contest #142

I. Beep. Beep. Beep. The monotonous sound of the code scanner kissing the greasy bindings of the books lent to the public library readers was becoming tiresome. It echoed at least twenty times per minute, and as the hours passed and his body slowly began to writhe with fatigue, he could no longer perceive the repetitive play from any distance. He usually came to work with an upbeat attitude, convinced that his time in the library was worthwhile. The beeping of the small machine was more motivating in the morning – he could hear the s...

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“Nutella, it's not for you” by Esther Beshirová

Submitted to Contest #133

"This is the best chocolate ice cream I've ever had. Taste it! I wish they had it in the Czech Republic," Stella sighed. Thomas took a swallow. 400,000 tons of Nutella. That's the amount of hazelnut cream consumed by humans to this day, with a lot of help from those who are no longer with us. That's approximately 24,242 Czech Tatra 815 trucks fully loaded with the thick sweet paste. If you lined them up in a row, you'd have to circle the globe four times to see them all. And Thomas thought he could literally see his girlfriend, Stella, con...

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Author bio

I studied journalism in Prague. Nowadays I'm trying to get back to creative writing - whether it's fiction or nonfiction. I see this platform as a great opportunity to start writing again and see if my stories and the language I use can speak to other readers. I would be grateful for any feedback! My first literary reportage in Czech was published in a prestigious monthly magazine called Host. Now I am also trying to write in English.