Deborah Mackie

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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“Mince and Tatties” by Deborah Mackie

Submitted to Contest #140

Mince and Tatties (Word Count: 2332) Words from the past; just three of them. It was a shock to see them on the blackboard menu, white scrawls looping around memories, tugging at her taste buds, wafting and dancing as they tried to harness fleeting aromas and flickering images. Obviously, it wouldn’t be the same, not here in this remote village in the Scottish Highlands. Not here in this cozy wood paneled bar where logs blazed in the stone fireplace, the local muso strummed his guitar and the two barmen sang along with soulful tunes. It...

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“Revenge, He Wrote” by Deborah Mackie

Submitted to Contest #123

Revenge, He Wrote  From my backstage vantage point at the edge of the curtain I scan the audience searching for familiar faces; ones I haven’t seen for years, but ones I’ll never forget. I spot one straight away. Craig, the football jock. Shit, that must be Cheryl. Head of the mean girls. They’d made a good pair back then – both cocky, shallow, entitled. She sure doesn’t look much like the blonde bombshell from school. And Craig doesn’t look like he’s played any sport for a while. The years haven’t been kind to either of them. I keep ...

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Author bio

I'm based in Canberra, Australia. After retiring from careers in journalism, marketing and law, I reinvented myself as a travel writer (just as COVID hit!). I'll get back into that as things open up, but in the meantime I've discovered my love of fiction and the short story.