J.W. Mack

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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“Animals Eating” by J.W. Mack

Submitted to Contest #136

The Key West terminal was a white and teal block building. And if not for the planes, it could’ve be mistaken for an HVAC repair shop. The day was humid. There was no tarmac or tunnel, so Ray and I carried our bags across the hot concrete and entered the small, air-conditioned refuge to wait on more bags. The inside was more of the same, a scene from a smuggler film. We got our things and walked out the front. Cars lined the curb and people scurried to get a lift into town. Faces from the plane looked different in the sun, in action. There...

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“Controlled Burns” by J.W. Mack

Submitted to Contest #134

The window over the sink was larger than it needed to be, a seemingly frivolous luxury for the tiny kitchen. In a house that exuded pastoral simplicity, it seemed out of place. Maggie imagined the discussion they must have had during the construction. “Let’s put a big, nice window here.” “We don’t need anything like that.” “Yes, but wouldn’t it be nice to have but one thing that we want?” Freckled hills and hardwood forests filled the view. It could be a pretty view, she thought. She ran her fingers down around the window’s edges, feeling ...

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Author bio

I completed an undergraduate degree is English-Language Arts and taught for many years. I worked as a journalist for a while, wrote for the theatre and also wrote and performed music quite a bit. I enjoy writing and I'm ready to get back to it a bit.