Janet Joos

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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15 Stories

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“Are You Coming Tonight?” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #104

ARE YOU COMING TONIGHT? Chasity stared at the phone, debating ‚Shall I answer it? I know it’s Rick. Do I or don’t I?’ The incessant ringing finally moved her to push the answer button. ‚About time Chasity, well answer me: Are you coming tonight? You were supposed to let me know yesterday evening. It’s really about time that you quit this moping about and get back to living. You used to be a fun girl to be with. You can’t tell me you can’t be that girl anymore. Hey girl, I’m still on the line – so are YOU coming with me and Susanna?’ ‚O...

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“Seewing Seewing Seewing and Again” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #101

Drama begins and ends my day, everyday and this has been so for more than 20 years. Do you hear yourself Mitch? Drama begins and ends my day everyday, He shakes his head to clear it but there it is again: Drama begins and ends my day everyday! Time to go home for some peace and quiet. Mitchell Jonathon Seewing, chief of the medical library, clears his desktop, writes his assistant Mary Beth a quick note on preparing the given list of documents as soon as she comes in for Dr. Carole Price, a dermatologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Respectively...

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“Something is Amiss” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #94

‚Well I am definitely at my wit’s end,’ Paul breathes in deeply and lets out a lengthy whistle. He walks over to the sideboard and pours himself a whiskey, adds ice cubes and pulls out a chair at his dining room table. His rucksack lays there – not giving him any other choice but to open it and pull out today’s notes from the meeting. It was going to be a long, unwished for evening. He just had to come up with a solution, or maybe two, but no more. He set himself a deadline, no more mercy or procrastination. Project Eco Track had started o...

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“Keep Your Cool” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #83

Log: October 9, 2018    Time is 1300. Set sail from Melbourne, Florida at 0800. Today is not as beautiful as yesterday. Sailing through moderate choppy waters. Slowly but surely there is a storm brewing as I am observing the clouded skies above me. I see a faint darkness pulsing its way in a fairly quick manner. My radio seems to be going on the blink, one time I can connect to a station and another time not. I have no idea of what the actual weather forecast is but I feel it in my gut, I’ll soon be in a major stor...

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“A Perfect Match” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #81

The ICU monitor had a steady pieps. She looked into his very blue eyes, remembering their first meeting and how mesmerized she had been, and still was. Holding hands, both of which were fragile and heavily veined, they had little to say to each other. It wasn’t necessary; of course, hopes were there for a cure to his ailment, but each of them knew that it would be only a matter of time. The hospital was a busy place, getting ready for the doctors' visitations, preparing the patients, nurses setting up their computers, pulling the curtains ba...

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“Slipping Away” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #77

It's mid- January, a plane pulls in from Orlando, Florida, parks and opens its door where a young boy pauses to stare at the swirling white landscape of Chicago, Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan before he carefully climbs down the steps. His uncle awaits him. 'Time you people got here. Not much I could do once I got him into my boat. No idea how long he was in there. I called 911 as soon as I hit the shore. I almost missed him but Sandy, my dog, here wouldn't stop yelping until I had to leave the wheel and find out why. Sandy's been...

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“Can You Keep A Secret?” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #55

Meredith had just closed her office at Peabody and Webster Attorneys at Law, and no sooner had she run out the door only to purse her red lips to let out a shrill whistle as she spotted a member of her clique, Nadine, across the street. Nadine waved, but Meredith mouthed 'Come here.' Nadine glanced at her watch, shook her long brown hair over her shoulder, looked to the right, then to the left before crossing the busy street. Once together, Meredith looked into Nadine’s sparkling green eyes and asked her 'Can you keep a secret? Do you thin...

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“An Ordinary Summer Day” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #53

Nancy had decided she had done enough this morning; she needed a break. Housekeeping was just not her metier. She was too young to waste a beautiful sunny day with doing the obvious chores such as laundry, hoovering, and not to forget, cleaning a few windows. Of course, she appreciated her own efforts when she took the time to observe the results. Still, she realized just how much she thoroughly relished being able to go to work the following day.   Nancy had been working for the community rescue centre for the last five years. T...

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“The Hideaway” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #50

It was going on day seven, travelling back from jungles in Papua New Guinea in answer to the urgent message he had received from his brother Niel, who was living in Harbor Springs in northern Michigan in North America. As urgent as the message was, he thought about modern day communication as it had still taken the post a good week to locate him. Oh, it had been a hard decision to make, to stick to his guns  and remain where he was until he was finished with his research. He was pretty sure that he had some important reve...

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“An Unpredictable Outcome” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #46

Being a foreign language (FL) teacher means not only being fluent in the FL, but at times trusting your instinct. When I say that, I believe in thinking outside of the box, trying out new ideas and feeling confident about what you are doing. Of course, there are sometimes flaws which need to be worked out. I also have to admit not all materials are supportive, some can be quite frustrating, or they simply turn the learners off because they become bored, they want something refreshingly new. An appealing attraction has to be prevalent. As w...

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“Bleeding Hearts” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #44

Matt recalled bathing in a pond not far from the train station. He called out to his brother Logan: "Hey Broth, it might be better to stop here rather than at the station. We can finish off Ma’s basket of food and clean ourselves up a bit Rest our horses and let them graze a bit as well. You’ll have mine as well, remember.“ Logan just nodded his head. The horses were tired from the almost 20 hour trek they had just completed from the prairies of Savannah, Georgia. It was late afternoon, a day after having celebrated their dad’s seventie...

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“A Love with Misgiving” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #43

Marilyn sighed as she poured herself a coffee and sat down with another long sigh. She loved her moments of peace and quiet along with her need for a strong coffee. Charlene would surely be either ringing her in an hour or coming late for supper. Another sigh!How can I bring about change without hurting her feelings, she questioned herself. She took a long sip of her milky coffee. Being also a bit restless, she picked up her coffee cup, refilled it, added the bit of milk and saundered towards the back garden, now in full sunlight, where a lo...

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“More than Human” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #41

In this modern day and age you’d not think there would still be problems with parenting, at least not with animals. I imagine this statement has you also wondering which animals this could pertain to. Well, strain your brain a little and ask yourself which animals are closest to being human clones. You have to admit it must be within the ape family. Bingo, you’ve got it!We have been living with our family problem since the birth of a set of twin chimpanzees, a rarity in itself. Actually, upon reflection, the problems started with the new hom...

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“The Stargazers” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #39

The Stargazers The bell signaled the end of the university astrology class. Sandy packed her books together and left the lecture hall without a word to anyone. She rushed outside into a blustery spring day. Deep in concentration, she walked, half ran towards the library, she ducked her head against the wind, thinking only of the new assignment her professor had just given them. â€šHey, what the hell?’ Sandy cried as she collided with a solid body and slid to the cold wet ground. She saw a few stars as she bumped her head and she thou...

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“A Wish?” by Janet Joos

Submitted to Contest #37

A Wish? Could it be stalking? Just imagine it, I can’t! Who in heaven’s name would want to stalk me? Just what is it actually? I always feel like someone is there, watching me, checking meticulously my every step. Then, I falter, feel I’m paranoid. Why, you ask? Well, for one thing, ah sorry, let me begin from the beginning. It, this weird feeling, started about six months ago. I first put it down to my sleeplessness. And, of course, it was the period just after Timothy’s passing. Naturally, I wasn’t really paying attention to any ...

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