Jo Gatenby

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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“WHO NEEDS A FAMILY ANYWAY?” by Jo Gatenby

Submitted to Contest #154

"Maybe I should run away." Carolyn said, as she hauled herself out of a snowdrift yet again. "This stupid ski trip is the last straw!" That was not a new thought. She stared across at the steeper slopes where the rest of her family gracefully shushed and slalomed, while she was stuck here on the bunny hill. Carolyn snorted. "Baby hill is more like it." Her mother, Ellen, grinned and called something Carolyn couldn't hear, and her older brothers and sisters laughed in response. She blinked away tears. "I guess they ARE just as happy without...

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“NOT FORGOTTEN” by Jo Gatenby

Submitted to Contest #151

Sometimes she feared she was the only one left. The last one who remembered…. It started unobtrusively. Everyone forgets things sometimes, right? ‘I’ve forgotten what I wanted, ha ha.’ So when it began happening more often, no one noticed. * “Good morning, it’s Monday… Um… Er…“ “It’s May 6th, Chet.” “Ah yes, thank you… Now, over to you for traffic, um…” Karen’s first inkling something was amiss came at work. Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Southern Exploration at a major oil company sounded prestigious. Truthfu...

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Author bio

I recently turned 65, and what I'm posting here are a few of my first attempts at short story! I have been on a journey to learn more about writing for the past year, and the journey continues!