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Steven Lente

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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Eulogy for a Friend

Submitted to Contest #202

Eulogy for a Friend     Richard Coggins died on my sixty-fifth birthday, four years ago. Since then, it’s difficult for me to be one-hundred percent happy on April 6 because sometime during the day, I will think of Rich. What’s particularly painful is I already had an airplane ticket to visit Rich the very next week. I made it to Tennessee the day after his service. Rich’s mother and the folks at the assisted living facility in Clarksville were pleased to see me, and they shared how excited Rich was that I was coming, ...

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The Woman of His Dreams

Submitted to Contest #188

The Woman of His Dreams      Alex Ferber woke at his usual time, conducted his usual morning ritual, ate his usual breakfast, and then dressed in his usual non-descript uniform: white shirt, green slacks, brown shoes.     Alex walked to work along the same route he had taken for ten years; the scenery was always the same, the weather was always nice. Even when it rained it was gentle, just light enough to water the flowers and clear the dust. Mostly the sun shined, but it was not so br...

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