Lisa Turlo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

Stories (2)

2 Stories

55 karma pts

?

“Existentialist ” by Lisa Turlo

Submitted to Contest #132

1965 I wanted to be a saint when I was little. I watched a movie about Saint Bernadette, and I was up for the challenge. It was my greatest ambition at age five to be canonized. I did not understand the concept of martyrdom. I imagined myself performing miracles, healing the sick with a touch of my pure, sweet, intensely good hand. I could see the Pope bending down to me to look into my eyes and marvel at my virtue. I was unlike any other child in the world. I had an inner light, a goodness that came directly from God. I wore a beautiful win...

Read story

“G-I-R-L” by Lisa Turlo

Submitted to Contest #131

In 1968, Greg, Mike, Dave and I set off to hike to the top of a mountain west of Borrego Springs Campground. This mountain rose a thousand feet from the desert floor. We thought it would be a nice trek to the top of the hill, not really understanding just how big a hike it really was. We did not go on a trail, scrabbling instead across the hills, avoiding cactus and scrubby chaparral. Our Mom packed us a brown paper sack lunch of soda pop, a baloney sandwich, and an apple. We had two canteens of water to share. As I look back on it, I ...

Read story

Author bio

Lisa Turlo has not written a bio yet!