Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“The Modern Telephone” by Julie Ainger

Remember the old-fashion game of telephone? The information services game where kids sit in a circle and the first player begins conversation with a secret or some other juicy tidbit about a person, friend or acquaintance. Someone in their new(s) orbit.The adult version gossip game being the equivalence of a National Enquirer or People Magazine. Mag Rags. There was no board to play on, no real tangible skill required. No strings or cups allowed. No handwritten, typed or notes allowed. Definitely pictures, drawn or photographed not attached. ...

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“Or Is It?” by Julie Ainger

“Well, that was dramatic?.,!”Precarious times call for precarious measures. In 1711, Joseph Addison pondered in Spectator Magazine. He opined precarious as “depending on the will or pleasure of another.” This generational genius written over 300 years ago set in the prefix of Latin origin which traces meaning(s) to entreaty or prayer. Well. That is a mouthful.Depending on your will. Little if any room for a consolation prize to say the least. Either feast or famine, up or down. Win or lose. Where is the troubled middle.? Which way to go. Whi...

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“The mall allure” by Julie Ainger

I know it when I see it. Joann thought. She lacked the excitement and skills of shopping around, the allure of the mega, strip, double deck, high rise, low rise shopping mall is lost on me. The back and forth of the food court lobby never seemed neither engaging or entertaining. The same is true of online malls as well. Too much clicking and not enough bricking. The tracking of Joann’s Stardruncks latte, frap double flip whip order from click to pick is not a way She would prefer to spend the day. Whether there is a portion that drives its...

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