Joanne Phanh

“Did you Hear the Clanging?” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #97

Did you Hear the Clanging? Looking out the kitchen window hearing the clanging of the horseshoes hitting the pole, Margaret knew she had to hurry to start her gardening. She always liked to cut fresh flowers for the patio table and for the house. There is no better scent than an assortment of a bouquet of roses. The backyard was tranquil and serine. Flower gardens as far as the eye could see. The scents alone are indescribable. The sound of the majestic waterfall and the perfect view to the horseshoe pit. Who could ask...

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“The Secrets Never End” by Joanne Phanh

The year was 1959. We moved into our very first house. It was a three story, very old colonial with multiple additions.......I was only 8 years old. The house was huge. It had so many rooms and only one tiny little bathroom. Mom said you could soak your feet in the tub, wash your hands and take care of business at the same time, that’s how small it was. My siblings were 2, 17 and 19 years of age. Not the age to really grow up or play with. I was the exploring type. Always curious and not afra...

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“The Fabric Softner” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #31

Mom did everything for Dad. When he got out of work at 4:30 is dinner was on the table. He would walk in the door wash his hands and we were all at the dinner table and then mom serve dinner. If she forgot the salt or the pepper or maybe the butter knife dad would say something and mom jump up out of her chair and fetched whatever was needed.  Mom was happy to do things for dad and there was never a complaint never a sigh  or any  negativity within her. She was happy to please him in every way. Mom even ironed h...

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“Fireworks” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #29

 It was an average summer day nothing was out of the ordinary. Teresa went to work, she worked the night shift like the 30 other people worked with her. Her break time for her dinner was it 8:30 pm. She was sitting with a group of friends and co-workers   at a long bench just you chatting about the day. Sam, the new mechanic sat down right beside Teresa. He offered her some of his dinner but she politely declined.             The next words out of his mouth were shock...

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“Cherish today as tomorrow will Be” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #29

Cherish today as tomorrow will Be   She grew up as a bitter child. No one ever understood why. She was surrounded by a loving and caring family. They adored her outer beauty. She was the third out of four children.  By the age of 18 she was a cold and unpleasant person. She very rarely smiled, never had photos taken of her, was never in any family portraits and kept to herself. Most of her family had passed away from either heart disease or cancer.  She always hoped and prayed that she would get something in get soon...

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“The Truth May Shock You” by Joanne Phanh

           The Truth May Shock You   Robert and Gina were meant for each other. To date they would be married 35 years. They had two fine boys. Billy and Bobby. The boys were extremely close to their dad. They would go fishing, play horseshoes and hunt now and then.  The couple had their share of disagreements but nothing ever major. Mostly the discussions were about Dina. Dina was Gina's jealous sister....

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“Do Unto Others” by Joanne Phanh

Do unto Others   It was 1980. Leona was hired to work on the assembly line and did an excellent job. She worked her way up to a technician position and then moved up to a director position from there during her years of attending medical school she became an MD. Always meticulous at her work very conscientious and took her work in medical fields very seriously she not once made an error. The small pharmaceutical company was growing at a slow rate.   Every morning she got up at 4:00 a.m. and was out the door at 5:30 a.m. going to wo...

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“New Years I was Truly Alone” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #22

It was 1980. We had yet another perfect New Year’s Eve. Sam picked me up at the front door. He came inside to greet my parents as usual. After Sam helped me on with my winter coat we said good evening to my parents and headed to the car. The gentleman he is, Sam opened the door and closed it after I was seated. He drove us to La Blanc, the ritziest place in town. Sam said he had 8 o'clock reservations.   Sam was always punctual. We parked. Sam opened my car door and h...

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“The Happy Break-ins” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #21

You live in a neighborhood where lots of people go out of town for the holidays. But lately, this has been resulting in an increased number of break-ins.   The Happy Break-ins     We live on Sky view lane reason it is called Sky view is because it's very high up on a mountain and we can see the view below and the sky fells touchable above. It's beautiful scenery with Majestic trees glistening in the ice and the snow with the Bells ringing below in The Valley at Christmas time.  Let me fill you in on the neighbor...

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“Write a story about a family dinner that involves some kind of reconciliation.” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #17

Write a story about a family dinner that involves some kind of reconciliation.   By Josey P     I can't tell you how many years have passed since all four of them were in the same room. Growing up They never did get along. There was only one, I'll call her Mary She tolerated and spoke to all of them up until 17 years ago. Keep in mind now that they all live in the same state. Three in the same town that they grew up in.   The year was 1968. With the parents deceased along ...

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“A story about a person longing for a family” by Joanne Phanh

Submitted to Contest #7

It was a beautiful almost fall time of year. The air was crisp and the leaves started to fall. We were taking the eldest off to college, and very proud. She was extremely excited looking forward to growing up and being adventurous. The youngest was starting off in high school. Nervous and a little frightened of the new enormous new school the town built.We knew our family life would change forever.   A few short days later there was a wind storm. No rain just a horrible wind storm. We lo...

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