Josephine Andersen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“Ris a la Mande” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #57

Ris a la MandeThis was the first Christmas when she would be doing things differently. Lorna sighed and thought how difficult it would be, to break it to her mother. Nikolai had been very firm , “Tell your mother that I want a different kind of Christmas this year and don’t let her bully you. You are too soft with her , always giving in to her every wish and whim.” Things had been difficult between them the past year or two. The marrying of two cultures was not always a picnic. Most of their quarrels stemmed from their different wa...

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“The Great Safari” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #56

The Great Safari “Where do we wash?” asked Lisa. “Over there behind those trees.  There is water in the river, just take one of the tubs and do a sponge down” “But what about the crocs?” “What?” “You know those big reptiles that bite your legs off.” “ Oh don’t worry about those,”  said Ben, “ you won’t find any here.” Where do you find them?  Lisa asked herself. They had already crossed the Grumeti  River , near Nairobi which was swarming with crocodiles. There could easily be crocodiles here too.  She had ha...

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“Secrets of the Art Auction” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #55

Secrets of the Art Auction Caroline overheard James saying to the others. “ If you want news to get around faster than anything, faster than the speed of light, faster than a post on Face Book, tell it to Caroline and ask her if she can keep a secret. I suggest we tell Caroline that the Willendorfs are coming on Saturday. “ The group expressed their acknowledgement of this, with undisguised mirth. Edward said laughing, “What a good idea, it will save us a lot of public relations work and advertising.” James agreed, “yes she really ...

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“Swimming” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #54

Swimming It was always the same. Whatever sport she tried at school or even after school, she was a complete duffer, a total washout. The other girls laughed at her. She was always the last one to be chosen for a team and usually ended up as a reserve. She tried her hand at tennis one year and played in a tournament against Jeanette, the most popular girl in the class. Jeanette was not really good at tennis but she had a way with her of pleasing people and being everyone’s friend. Ida was not good at anything. Her shyness prevented her f...

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“There was a song” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #53

There was a song. There was a song called “All alone” (Irving Berlin).  I am all alone now. My boyfriend has left  me .  Why do I feel sorry for myself? A lot of people are alone, isolated, in quarantine.  We are all in quarantine. Everyone in the world is in quarantine. Quarantine- a restriction of the movement of people. We are all in the same boat.   I am isolated in my apartment, single , without a partner. There is no relief from my own company. Twenty -seven years old and I am locked up or “Locked down”...

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“Lost at sea” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #52

Lost at SeaEverything changed. In one split second the whole world was turned upside down. She had come home after work at the hospital and turned on the television and made herself a cup of coffee.Kicking off her shoes she sat on the sofa and saw that it was time for the news. The announcer was talking . “A fishing vessel off the Irish coast has capsized and gone down with all hands on deck, in the storm that started at 3pm this afternoon. There are no survivors and no bodies have been recovered. The vessel, ‘ Sunfish’ was ba...

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“Memories of Paris” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #51

Memories of Paris Something was niggling at the back of her mind. It felt like a fly was buzzing around her head. She tried to ignore the persistant  jabbing at her for her attention. It was invading her peace of mind. She had to meet a friend for coffee at the Junction in half an hour and was already running late. She just made it to the Junction by 11o’clock, “Hi Gail, I am in time, for a change, what shall we have?” “ I fancy a cappuccino and croissant.” “OK, I will go with that.” Lisa fidgeted in her chair so much that...

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“A Magnificent Murder” by Josephine Andersen

Submitted to Contest #50

1 A Magnificent Murder     Anna should have known from the start that Frank was not to be trusted. She had been taken in initially, by his diffident manner. It was only much later that she had found out that he had had ulterior motives in applying for the job, that of assistant in the Gallery library and that he had lied about his qualifications. He was a mature student from Library School and he was looking for an environment that would offer him support in both his fields of interests, art and librarianship. He inte...

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