Romi Sigma-Beta

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“We met at Bremen Hauptbahnhof ” by Romi Sigma-Beta

The meeting went on forever. All I want is to get home now, kick off these shoes and get into bed. I’m exhausted, and hungry, and nauseous. I’m tired of being exhausted and hungry and nauseous. The scone made me sick. I retch at the meaty aroma of kebap mingled with the pungent smell of chinese food as I cross the Bahnhofstrasse. One beggar shakes his empty coffee cup, his eyes fixed on me as I walk by. I can’t. Not today.  Tram 4 whizzes by on its way to Borgfeld. Now I can cross the Bahnhofsplatz, quickly, before Arsten-bound number 4...

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“Cat Sullivan” by Romi Sigma-Beta

Submitted to Contest #41

We never gave him a proper name. He was “Cat” or “Le Chat”, or some silly variation of one of those names. We all felt free to call him by whatever name his face or his curled-up, sleeping body inspired.  Cat lived in the ironing basket in a corner of the dining room, where he could keep an eye on Mother when she was cooking in the kitchen. He liked to visit the kitchen, especially when Mother cooked fish or chicken, and he also kept an eye, and a paw, on the colony of roaches that liked to roam the floors of the kitchen at night. We al...

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Author bio

Hi there! I'm a wife, mother, third culture (grown-up) kid currently living in South Africa with my family. I started writing short stories in Spanish when I was in elementary school. Now I write in English, as it has become my first language. I hide behind the name Romi Sigma Beta, which is the result of my playing around with my initials. I hope you enjoy my stories!