John Minnaar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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“THE EMPIRE” by John Minnaar

Write about a character on the hunt to solve a mystery who uses their local library (or librarian) as a source of information. AN EMPIRE Mantua – Italy Amadeus stood on the stair pondering matters. Time passed. War had ravaged every one of the Empires from France, Saxony to Prussi...

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“Baloney” by John Minnaar

Write a story about someone struggling to swallow some harsh (but fair) constructive criticsm Baloney So it was! Jake sat with his head in his hands leaning with elbows on his knees. The shock death, of his father, had just assailed his conscious awareness with penetrating real...

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“FROM A STAGE” by John Minnaar

FROM A STAGE I stood there stunned, not knowing what was expected of me, and I was shaking just from being goaded into something that I did not feel part of nor felt I had attained – I was just a good scholar. Isn’t that what everyone was doing here! When I looked down on all the people in front of me from that height I wasn’t sure wha...

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“Escape from the Yukon” by John Minnaar

My first introduction to the area was during my school career. It was one of the thoughts that flashed through my mind as I surfaced on this cold, autum morning. The other was the dream I had just managed to extricate myself from - the way things were – in the days of yore. There was something missing in my life and when I reviewed how I felt – I was happy to be in the country and rough it in Nature but the modern world ...

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