M.D. Smith

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (20)

20 Stories

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“Thanksgiving Lottery Ticket” by M.D. Smith

John Franklin bought a lottery ticket. He wished he could hit the jackpot on the Saturday night after Thanksgiving.           He knew he might win three hundred million dollars with a single two-dollar ticket. Would John double his chances to win if he bought two tickets? No.A quick look at odds shows he would have one chance in three hundred million to win. If he bought two, it’s two in three hundred million to win the Powerball or Mega Millions. P...

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“The Halloween Mystery Silver Dollars” by M.D. Smith

      The Halloween afternoon block party broke up around five-thirty, and groups of little spooks, dressed in their most creative costumes, started. My Sammy joined six others close to his age and led by another parent. I stayed at home to answer our door since my husband was working late.            Sammy with his friends came to ‘trick-or-treat’ at our house early, thanked me and were on their way.      &nbsp...

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“Perspective of Age” by M.D. Smith

Visiting my old grammar school neighborhood recently, caused me to puzzle again about why I got the treatment and taunting from my friends that I endured. As I slowly drove past the well preserved and remodeled homes, some looked the same as I remembered from sixty-five years ago. Some houses were gone and replaced with million-dollar mansions. My old home looked smaller than I remembered. The perspective of age, I suppose. It was my fourth or fifth-grade year that has pained me for so long as to why. Why would my friends t...

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“Unexpected Knowledge” by M.D. Smith

“No, it’s not me. I’m tired of you blaming everyone and everything for what’s not going right in your life,” screamed Peggy as she went into the bedroom and slammed the door. He heard a click of the deadbolt lock. A moment of quiet and then, “You’re the one always telling me what’s right when I’m just a pawn,” Robbie yelled through the door. Then he paused, didn’t hear a sound from the room. “Fine, cut me off. That’s how you solve all our problems, just slamming a door on it all. I’m going for a walk.” With that, Robbie sto...

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“A Haunting View” by M.D. Smith

Such a pleasant afternoon in late September, Henry thought, as he sat high upon a boulder on the edge of the cliff. It overlooked Willow Falls in the distance nestled in the rising walls of the Alabama mountain park which towered above the canyon river directly below. It’s so peaceful, he thought, I wonder if I could find peace here at this particular spot. And on this boulder. Now pushing 40, Henry’s life had not turned out the way he had expected during his senior year in high school. That was a wonderful time...

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Author bio

A non-fiction short story writer for many years, I've just started writing fiction a few years ago. I have written over 150 short stories. I have completed two novels. One is for sale on Amazon that I self-published, the latest manuscript is finished in 2020. I write in many genres, but my novels are all romantic suspense.