Donna Mork Reed

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“Dream Date” by Donna Mork Reed

Submitted to Contest #104

“Are you coming tonight?” Sue asked. This phrase I’m sure most people are delighted to hear. Yes, you’ve been included in something, hopefully fun, a party or dinner out, maybe even a movie. They are seeking out your presence at the event. They want you there. “Tonight…” I stammered. Yet in me, it instills dread, a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, a racing heart. I kept myself from running away by shear force of will. I’m sure this was not a normal response of the average human being and wondered what’s wrong with me. Who doesn’t wa...

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Donna Mork Reed grew up in the Ozarks and resides in St. Charles, Missouri, with her husband, Dave, and Landseer Newfoundlands, Barnabas and Ace. She authored an inspirational true story published in “Joys of Christmas 2015,” a Guidepost Publication, and is published on Tin Lunchbox Review and Ibis Head Review online. She also has several short stories and poems published in each year of the Saturday Writers Anthology from 2015-2021. She recently won the Your Story #110 in Writer's Digest magazine, which is coming out in Sept-Oct of 2021. She holds an M.L.S., a B.S. in biology and is a librarian. She also won photography awards at the 2015, 2016 and 2018 Douglas County Fair.