Lisa Greghi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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3 Stories

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“Now Manuel can play” by Lisa Greghi

Submitted to Contest #107

“Manuel spilt a whole bowl of soup today! I try to educate him but for now, I guess he is too little to pick up on my reproaches. What I was one-year-old I bet I didn’t listen to my parents either! - laughter emoji, laughter emoji. Has your child ever done this? I try to remain calm and teach him instead of carelessly screaming at him, he will understand, he will grow up. I really hope he didn’t burn himself too much, that soup was so hot! – despair emoji.  I would love to know if you had a similar experience with your child. How did y...

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“Moving on” by Lisa Greghi

Submitted to Contest #79

"Move, move!" screamed Henry at the top of his lungs, inside the supermarket. With age, he had become bored of people, thinking that everyone looked alike and had no personality. He had not always been rude, but loneliness had condemned him to become the worst version of himself. At sixty-three he was not very old, but loss had drained his motivation to live, he barely survived. Existence for Henry was made of frozen ready-meals, loads of boiled cabbage stench that soaked his clothes, and dust, that he didn’t care to wipe away. His apartment...

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“Fighting to live” by Lisa Greghi

Submitted to Contest #75

I will never get admitted in a clinic, anorexic but not dying does not qualify for treatment. I can become as thin as paper, but until I reach a weight they consider dangerous enough, I won’t get in. They want to cure us, but fuel what we want: to be considered so sick people would worry we will drop dead at any moment.  The thinner you are, the less you matter, but the more people worry for you. There is a power in death very few are aware of. Sick people know it more than anyone. I will restrict more, become thinner, and control every...

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Author bio

I am a university student of English literature. Writing has always been my passion, and I have participated in competitions and wrote for newspapers as a teen. Reedsy gives me the possibility to practice and develop my skill. My ultimate goal is to become a published author.