Stanley Stracciatella

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2024

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“Patagonia” by Stanley Stracciatella

Submitted to Contest #280

Content Note: grief, memory loss, and death. After Isabel, Carlos thought that he’d never love again, and that he would die of sadness. He lived to an old age and he loved many things, like the music of the Beatles and science fiction books. Of course, loving a person is not the same as loving a thing. A person, unlike a science fiction book, can love you back. After all the years, the music of the Beatles still reminded him of her. He sat alone in the bar they’d gone to on their first date. A cover of Eleanor Rigby was pla...

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“Thornridge House” by Stanley Stracciatella

Submitted to Contest #279

Content note: Explores mental health issues and contains references to physical violence.Not everyone was equally invested. Some, you could tell, were really working towards getting better. Others were going through the motions like they were forced to be there. When their turn to check-in would come they’d just say: “I’m feeling fine, pass.” Oliver was one of the talkative ones. He was a bit formal and very eloquent in the way he spoke. He started by wishing me a pleasant stay. Then he said he was looking forward to the day’s act...

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