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Maggie Bayne

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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Just Another Day

Maggie Bayne

Submitted to Contest #266

JUST ANOTHER DAY The day began like any other day. Sharon Taft opened her eyes wide enough to read the red digits on the clock. Reality struck quickly. It was Saturday, the first day of the weekend and it belonged to her. She could do whatever she wanted. Weeks at the Peterson Insurance Agency were filled with long workdays. As the assistant to the ...

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Summer Surprise

Maggie Bayne

SUMMER SURPRISE All signs indicated this would be another very hot day. After all, this was July in the Valley of the Sun, a title bestowed upon Phoenix for good reason. When Sharon Thompson moved to Arizona three years ago, she had heard all the jokes about the heat. Humor about "hot enough for you," how Arizona has dry heat, how Phoenix has only two seasons and those were summer and not summer. At the time, she could take such jokes and shrug them off, as though she were hearing a dirty joke. She didn't want to take issue...

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A Lesson Learned

Maggie Bayne

Submitted to Contest #259

A LESSON LEARNED "Say, who is that over by the window? He's kind of cute and I've seen him around school." Denise smiled at her friend, Angie, and gestured with her left hand which was holding a gin and tonic. The Friday night faculty gathering had grown rather dull in the last half hour. Angie glanced up and smiled. "Oh, that's Brian Thompson. He's a fourth-grade teacher. Yea, he is kind of cute, I guess, but looks like he is about 16." "So, have you met him?" Angie nodded. "Really immature, if you ask me. But quite amusing and always has a...

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