Glenna Mageau

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2024

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“Removing the Stain” by Glenna Mageau

Submitted to Contest #282

“I’m sorry, Betty Rose.” Her fingers curled into a fist, a weak one but still her nails were touching her palm. It took a lot of effort but it gave her a bit of solace as did the irony of it. A short hour ago—or was it longer?—she was able to clutch a knife that the devil himself wouldn’t have been able to pry from her hands. Her gaze lifted to look out the window at the vast whiteness. The white blanket of snow covered everything. Well, almost everything. The leafless, grey trees that dotted her yard and acted like a barrier to the horrors ...

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“The Spatula Drawer” by Glenna Mageau

Submitted to Contest #280

“Mom. Where in the heck did you put my spatula? You’d think this was your house by the way you rearrange everything to your liking. Mom?!”“You bellowed?”“Where have you been?”“Out celebrating. Where do you think?”“And what exactly are you celebrating?”“My fifty-ninth birthday of course.”“For the tenth—make that eleventh year in a row. I guess technically that would be twelve times you’ve celebrated that age. Which was also a week ago.”“So what? I like being fifty-nine, so that’s the number I’m sticking with.”“No matter how old you get? Okay....

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Author bio

Writing has got to be the best gift in the world. I love creating stories, whether fiction or nonfiction. It is my go to always but especially when life gets hectic. Write to escape... Escape to write... Read for the journey...