Patricia Reiter

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“My Day as an Actor” by Patricia Reiter

Submitted to Contest #136

Let’s face it, the age of cute little attention-grabbing-selfies missed my fellow quinquagenarians and me. The “fish face pose” is lost on our wrinkles and gray hairs. (Search the instructions if you want to give it a try - yes, “fish face” is a real thing). Frankly, mirrors are not on my VIP list either. By no means am I hideous physically but those reflections jar me back to the reality of my age and stage of life and frankly, I prefer hard-core denial. The best parts of life are largely those fleeting moments when a song comes on in the c...

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Figuring out who I am - a day, a thought, and an experience at a time. My background includes finance, accounting, English, teaching - and way too much thinking.