Joyce Schook

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

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“Murder On High Street” by Joyce Schook

I know what I saw. It had happened it wasn't a dream. Maybe I always should have suspected this.They had always been strange people. I still remember the day that the movers arrived. I had been writing in my office and the squeal of the brakes had prompted me to look out the front window. Nothing unusual at first. A sea of different faces hauling the contents of the two large trucks into the house across the street. I si...

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“ The Bright Red Envelope” by Joyce Schook

The letter was unexpected. It sat at the bottom of the enormous pile of mail you stood sifting through.The bright red envelope was hard to miss.You turned it over in your hands and read the return address. You froze in place. You clearly didn't expect this today.Then you remove it along with the rest of the contents from your mailbox. The return trip up the driveway all that you could think of was why it had arrived and ...

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“The Long Way Home” by Joyce Schook

We were up bright and early. Today was the day. My sister was coming back home to stay. It felt like forever since I heard the sound of her voice or witnessed the warmth of her smile. She lit up rooms with her glorious face. I miss her so badly that its hurting my heart.I never realized just how much until she was taken out of my life. I just want to hug her and tell her how special she is to all of us.Mother put me in charge of setting the two tables. I polished our best silver early this morning and washed and dried our most beautiful c...

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Author bio

I have been writing most of my life. It started in my journals when I was eleven years old. That soon lead to writing poems and short stories. I took creative writing my senior year of high school. But it wasn't until I took a writing course with the Long Ridge Writers Group that it felt like my stories finally came to life. I am grateful for this opportunity to submit my short stories. Writing is what I live for and its as easy for me as breathing.