Susan Lasater

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Squirrel's Tablerock” by Susan Lasater

Submitted to Contest #181

It starts as an ache without a cause, and soon it is a familiar soreness, an amount due for no service rendered. A twenty-something female squirrel, tired, seeks help.  "Exercise cures the mind and strengthens the body!" professes an in-shape and happy Pelican. Squirrel tilts her head, her hand on her hip. It sounds like an easy solution to her woes. Almost too easy. The Pelican advises her to pick an activity she will enjoy and not hold back, "Make it your happy time and stay dedicated!" Squirrel walks home wondering what activity wi...

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“The Broken Truth” by Susan Lasater

Submitted to Contest #97

There are moments in life when I rehearse worst case scenarios and imagine the heroic or dramatic choices I will have to make-and how I will recall the event to reporters with a mystical bravery dressed in modesty for years to come. But when the moment unfolds in actual life, the script is not like the rehearsal. The only similarity is that brief moment when the clock stops and a voice says, “This is happening. This is real.” One would expect the reaction to be smooth since the mind has reviewed every possible horrible situation in the hours...

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Author bio

Imagine someone staring at the computer screen in an art studio, surrounded by paintings of her medical scars, drawings of her dogs in parody rock bands (i.e., Gums N Noses, Kisses, Backyard Boys), wondering if her dogs are happy. And if it is nap time. That's me. Hi.