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Patricia Striar Rohner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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"My Team"

Patricia Striar Rohner

Submitted to Contest #136

MY TEAM The announcer brags that it’s a beautiful day at Fenway, seventy degrees, sun with scattered clouds, and a perfect time to be at the ballpark. The team wears red, and the crowd is noisy. The fans want a win, which is not anything new, but the Nation needs a lift. The big guy plans to hit at least one homer, and the slim black player named Buddy is aiming to steal a few bases. I watch as the team scatters and the bullpen pitchers walk across the field. They're a sturdy looking group, young, muscled, and strapping. My friend, Barbara, ...

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You Have to Draw the Line

Patricia Striar Rohner

Submitted to Contest #114

YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE The Pitcher At twenty-eight, Maggie had three kids under three and a head full of distracted thoughts. She couldn't get over how much she had to do now that she had a new set of twins and a toddler. Her mother lived far away. Well, Maggie thought, she'd gotten a lot done today. She took the twins for their six month check-up; just shy of 15 pounds, they were a bit small but healthy. Teddy needed new shoes and he chose brown ones. She even got a h...

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one lie, led to more...

Patricia Striar Rohner

First he said he was divorced, then he said he had a Phd., then he said he'd buy me a plane ticket when I went to see my brother on his 40th birthday....and so it goes, until I didn't know who he was and what to believe. That was the beginning and then 29 years later, I am here and who knows what is true and what isn't. However, enough is true to know I live well, get plenty of exercise, fresh food is in the cupboard, and my hair gets done every month, color, cut, and blow dry. I have to tell you, there are so many worse things than lying, b...

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