Elizabeth Johnson-Murphree

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“Unbroken Circle – A Christmas Story” by Elizabeth Johnson-Murphree

Submitted to Contest #14

Mark Mooney lifted himself from a lumpy mattress; rubbed his side with one hand while reaching for the half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels on stacked wood crates. As the last of the amber liquid slid down his troth, he knew that there was not enough left to dull his troubled mind. It was Christmas Eve; all he could think of was his wife and daughter. He had messed up; he should be home with his family instead of living in the cold dingy room above the Gentry General Store.The alarm clock leap to life once again from snooze...

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“Mystic Shores” by Elizabeth Johnson-Murphree

Submitted to Contest #13

Elyse Tapley sat as passengers spilled out of the buses accordion door, all in a rush, to be where? The quaint drugstore was the bus stop in Niantic, Connecticut and where everyone bought their bus tickets in the small town on Long Island Sound. She waited until the last person was off, and then walked down the aisle to the door pausing before stepping down to the brick sidewalk. Elyse froze for a moment feeling as if she were instantly transported back to the 1950’s. She walked toward the bay where she had rented a room...

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