Anne Holliday

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“I Hope Daisies Are OK” by Anne Holliday

Submitted to Contest #156

Don’t you remember the time you told me I was too good for you? Or, should I say, the first time you told me I was too good for you? I told you I was surprised you thought I was stupid enough to fall for a line like that. I mean, look at all those times you said I was smarter than anyone else in my office, and that I was one of the few people you could have an intelligent conversation with about anything. I also told you that I had hoped that you at least respected me enough to tell me the truth: That you liked me, but you didn’t lik...

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“Tasty Tuesday” by Anne Holliday

Submitted to Contest #154

“We’re running out of time!” Amy shouted, “Drive faster!” “I’m already going nine miles an hour over the speed limit,” Mark said. “I refuse to go any faster.” “But …,” she said, sounding panicked. “If a state trooper stops us, we’ll certainly never make it so stop telling me to drive faster.” Mark couldn’t understand the urgency. It wasn’t as if this would be their first time. And so what if they didn’t make it tonight? There’s always tomorrow. Of course it wouldn’t be the same, but they would still be there. “We’re never goi...

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“I Don't Care If It's a Screw” by Anne Holliday

Submitted to Contest #153

“No,” Laura said. “That’s not right. It has to be in capital letters.” “You’re wrong,” Marjorie said, flipping her long red hair over her shoulder, turning her back to Laura and walking away. “I’m not wrong,” Laura insisted. “It’s capital letters and there’s a reason for it.” “I’m only going to say this one more time,” Marjorie said, without looking at Laura. “You are wrong.” “Oh for the love of all that is holy,” said managing editor David as he entered the newsroom. “Tell me you two are not fighting again.” “We’re not fighting,” ...

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Author bio

I'm a retired journalist just now getting back into writing for fun.