Rita Kimak

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2022

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“Mom’s Gone—Back to Square One ” by Rita Kimak

Submitted to Contest #194

The informal definition of “back to square one” is: “back to where one started, with no progress having been made.”  Some say that it originated from the many board games from the 19th and 20th centuries with numbered squares where a certain square may carry a penalty of moving your piece back to the beginning; back to square one.  At this very moment in my life just 28 days since by dear mom died, I can think of no better example of this than when dealing with our&nb...

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“Shelby Girl” by Rita Kimak

Submitted to Contest #192

She was left on the steps of the Humane Society in a garbage bag amongst her other siblings. I can only imagine how unloved and alone she felt; questioning why God had brought her into this world. I was neither left in a garbage bag nor on the steps of a homeless shelter but rather in a family of six, before God, questioning too why He had brought me into this world. You see, I have obsessive-compulsive disorder and it is called the “pure O” type. My thoughts control me. They are, as I have confessed many times, of the impure nature. I was n...

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Author bio

A 57 year old woman with a life full of book worthy material…. Just trying to find a way to get it on paper. That is my dream! If I can touch one person with one of my stories then I have succeeded.