Michael Mabrito

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“Lunch at The Ogeessa Cafe” by Michael Mabrito

Submitted to Contest #251

Henry was beyond exhausted. Shuffling along with his cane, occasionally resting against a fence, he had reached the front door of The Ogeessa Café. He had never been to the café but he had managed to find it. The walk there had not seemed long so, it must not have been far. That morning, Henry had been thinking of the goat rice dish his neighbor, Cherenet, had brought him last week from the café. Or maybe it had been two weeks ago or yesterday. He had a hard time remembering dates and things, but he could clearly recall the juicy fried...

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“Homemade Wine: A Sestina Story” by Michael Mabrito

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #170

Homemade Wine: A Sestina Story by M. S. Mabrito Late on a warm fall afternoon many years ago, I had planned to meet friends behind the abandoned bottle factory and drink as much beer as I possibly could but as I passed my grandfather sitting on our porch drinking a glass of his homemade wine, he intercepted me and began to lecture me about my lack of drive and imagination. I was the only son of his only son and he desperately wanted me to imagine a life beyond what he called, with some contempt and some sadness, the small, unexceptional wo...

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Contest #170

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