Patrick Rudnicki

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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2 Stories

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“Rita” by Patrick Rudnicki

Submitted to Contest #96

I stood there looking at the town I once resided in. It was small, with a lot of trees growing many feet into the sky. The flowers were bright and beautiful and grew wild. It looked like a painting. I missed it, but I wasn’t here to be happy. I was here to get some answers. I wasn’t here for revenge but just to get some valid answers as to why I was discarded. Why would a family just throw away their youngest daughter? My name was Rita and my oldest sister; older by 7 years was Annie. I wasn’t quite sure where my house was, but I knew the...

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“Visiting Mom” by Patrick Rudnicki

Submitted to Contest #95

It was that day again. Once a year it comes and I have to make an effort. It's always the same. It is also the week I drink in the morning and continue all day long. They call it Mothers Day. I call it visiting the devil. Here I am staring at her apartment through the rain. The flowers I got her are three day old tulips and they are suffering. Panic and depression are surging through my veins and my head is spinning because of the double shots I got at a bar called "Hanks". I know I can't stand here forever but my legs won't move. ...

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