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Poem / Poetry

January 28, 2025

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A girl who never had her father Read More
This is how i found love and lost it that moment Read More
The old man’s only companions on this desolate planet were the two robots—the Zetner 280 units—more machine than sentient being. Numbered consecutively, they were simply known as 56 and 57. Read More
A father and daughter share the intimacy of a tea making ritual. Read More

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Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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short poem E.B. Lacerte Jr Read More
Flash Fiction contest entry, 300 words exactly. David witnesses the death of a loved one, and life demonstrates how it comes full circle by circumstance. Read More
My Father's Day card to my father -- I remember him still -- because his music is within me. Read More
February 14, 2024 Madison Writing Group – Writing Prompt: She greeted everybody except … Amarissa has a family legacy that her father wants her to fully embrace, but she wants a life of her own choosing, not what destiny dictates. Her will to go out and do what she dreams… Read More
Explore an epic father-son relationship as they try to save innocent animals from a hunter and get past the effects of abuse. Read More
A rewrite of Cinderella. Cinderella is torn between having an identity like her mother or just being a man's wife like her stepmother. What will she figure out when the prince has three balls to choose a wife? Read More
Aladdin is the only member of his family who stands up to his controlling uncle. Eventually, his uncle traps him in a cave where he finds a lamp and a genie. But they are not the answer to all of his problems or those of Princess Omneya who plans to… Read More
My Dad died last August. He was a World War II veteran. He shared some things about being in a war, but much he had not. This originally appeared in Daily Kos. Read More

Short Story / Thrillers

September 23, 2023

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Comments: 1

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Benjamin remembers the old days Read More
www.JeffBettgerPoetry.com The greatest rewards for being a father are often realized after your son becomes a man. :-) Read More
Story about a young boy who dreams of flight. Through the tragic loss of his parents, his fight to survive leads to those dreams becoming a reality. Read More

Tags: love, father, boy, sky, triumph

Recollections of growing up with my father, watching him work, handing him tools while he was fixing stuff, watching him struggle, his early life, the end of his life. Read More
Sharing my New Year's Eve (2022) writing -- and how many resolutions, promises and pledges have I already broken? And you? Read More
This is a non-fiction story explaining what I went through with my father having cancer after recently killing my mother in front of me and my brother. I no longer hold any grudges against anybody anymore. I learned from god that you should forgive and you will not suffer with… Read More

Tags: dark, man, father, sad, cancer

www.JeffBettgerPoetry.com Time spent waiting, waiting, waiting. What will be the outcome? We do what we must for our loved ones, no matter how long it takes. Read More
When you are a little boy you look up to your father for everything--he is your hero, saviour, guide and mentor---what happens when that changes and your dad abandons you?--this is based on true events Read More

Poem / Other

November 26, 2022

Yes, I went there. Read More

Poem / Poetry

November 14, 2022

Reads: 1200

Comments: 1

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Tags: family, father, son, envy

A father and daughter interact. Read More
A single letter makes all the difference. A word from my Father to you. Read More
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