Sam DeFranco

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“Lovers in a Dangerous Time” by Sam DeFranco

Submitted to Contest #291

Sasha’s arm ached from the lack of motion, but she knew that even the slightest movement could bring instant death from a German Karbiner 98k rifle. She hadn't yet spotted an enemy sniper, but she believed that he was near, hidden somewhere in the rubble of her beloved city.A light snow fell, and Sasha recalled the childhood fun of catching the first winter snowflakes on her tongue until a series of muffled explosions and the chatter of machine gun fire quickly disrupted the cherished memory. Through the acrid smoke that had engulfed the cit...

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“A Meeting at Akko Bridge” by Sam DeFranco

Submitted to Contest #255

For the first time in years, my leg didn’t hurt. You see, I have a slight kink in my lower spine that causes a constant low-level pain. I have mostly learned to live with the pain but on that day, I was especially grateful for a reprieve. It was on a Friday in September 1970 when I walked along a narrow, little-used trail that wound through a dense forest in northwest Pennsylvania. I was on a quest to find something, anything that would help me understand what happened to my father during the war.As a child, our relationship was wo...

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Author bio

Hi, my name is Sam and I have long loved writing, which has been primarily of the technical type due to engineering career. I hold a BSc in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Science. I am an experienced musician and recording engineer. My current writing projects have been primarily Christian worldview based observations on life and living that I publish on SubStack. I am currently working on my first novel.