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I write short stories and screenplays, often about deep topics like food or circuses. Sometimes I add a frivolous touch about grief or love.

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A Note to my Readers…

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 ginareitenauer2 Comments

When I began creating this blog about  year ago, I imagined it as a place purely for my fiction writing. I thought if I also included scripts, then why not include articles, or essays, or photos of books! But I didn’t want the idea to stray from the creative writing process and turn into a collaboration… Continue reading A Note to my Readers…

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Brooks’ Banana Fritters

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 ginareitenauerLeave a comment

“Sophia,” I wake to the whisper of my mom above me. “Honey, it’s time to wake up.” She pats my hip, but I still don’t budge. “You have church in half an hour and we were late last week.” I groan a little, but the small sign of life is enough to get my mom… Continue reading Brooks’ Banana Fritters

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Circus Part 2

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 ginareitenauerLeave a comment

Amelia’s raincoat was actually pertinent during one of the visits. Large drops of rain bounced off the cobblestone paths and soaked into the trees' thirsty bark. Wes and Amelia, and both of their families, decided to check out the Millennium tent. Amelia and her parents were more interested in the time periods the circus tried… Continue reading Circus Part 2

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A Chance at the Circus…

December 6, 2017 ginareitenauerLeave a comment

If a kid the age of six could have recognized his destiny, he would have seen it as clearly in her eggshell blue eyes as he could spot when one person fell out of line in the traveling orchestra that day. As an onlooker, Wes could easily see that the musicians were always in perfect… Continue reading A Chance at the Circus…

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Sophia – Piana, France – February 1956…

May 3, 2017May 16, 2017 ginareitenauerLeave a comment

  It’s a beautiful day for a picnic. My relatives have just flown in from London and my mom is determined to show them the perks of living in a smaller town in the countryside. I slip on my new, baby blue summer dress and spin around in front of my mom’s floor length mirror.… Continue reading Sophia – Piana, France – February 1956…

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