Barbara McCloskey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“Dancing Straight Away” by Barbara McCloskey

Submitted to Contest #199

Dancing Straight Away By Barbara Celeste McCloskey I didn’t want to be there even though it was a lovely summer evening. I had been to these tired “Separated and Divorced” dances a few times in the past, and I always came away feeling worse than when I went in. It was depressing for me to see middle-aged people trying to relive their high school years. I was there only because I promised my friend that she could pick our activity after we enjoyed her birthday dinner. She chose the dance. &nbsp...

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“Friends appear in all Forms” by Barbara McCloskey

Submitted to Contest #187

Friends appear in all Forms It was a strange day all the way around. I got up way too early this morning around five o’clock which always makes my day too long. Then my brother called during breakfast and asked me to pick up a part he ordered from the hardware store, which turned out to be a wild goose chase. The part wasn’t scheduled to come in until Saturday and today was Tuesday. I was really upset with him for sending me on this needless errand, but he has a history for getting information wrong, so I shouldn’t have been surprised. I l...

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