Marcia H.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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121 Stories

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“Back To Past Present” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #61

“They shouldn’t be allowed to send filth like this through the mail.” Aldena said as she read the card inside the envelope addressed to her. “What did you get this time? The water bill again?” Adena’s daughter, Nora asked as she gulped down the last drop of coffee from her cup. “You have jokes. No, daughter is not the water bill or any other bill, it is something more horrible than any bill I could get in the mail.”  “Are you going to tell me or just let me keep guessing, Mother?”  “Read it for yourself.” Adena handed the e...

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“Zombie Love” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #60

Someone once told me that with every sun shower there’s rain. At the time I didn’t know what that meant but today I found out because the rain was coming in a matter of hours it would be pouring all over my head in buckets.  “Aretha we have to talk about something important.”  Oh, no this can’t be good. Every Time someone has told me that they need to talk about something important it is always bad . My dad would say that when one of my fish would die. He’s come in the room and say, “Aretha, there’s something important I need t...

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“Heaven Can Wait A Hundred Years ” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #59

The sky was colored with hues of purple, green and blue. Purple was in the middle and green and blue were on both ends similar to a half of a rainbow. There was also a deep fog, so deep that you couldn’t see your finger if you held it in front of your face. The image of people with blurred faces were also floating in the sky. You couldn’t see their faces on the outlines of their bodies. Nobody said anything. There were no sounds and no words spoken.  “Where are we?”  Annie asked her best friend, Ida as she tried to look around an...

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“Sweet Baby” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #58

“OH MY GOD!” Eurdell screamed. “What’s wrong?” Her best friend Viola asked looking at Eurdell holding on to her stomach. “My water just broke!”  Viola screamed out so loud that Viola thought her ears would fall right off of her head. “What do you mean your water broke? The baby isn’t due for another 2 weeks. That’s what you said.”  “Viola if you don’t stop talking and get me to the freakin hospital  I am going to hurt you as much as these contractions are starting to hurt me.” “Okay, Okay. Don’t panic, Eurdell. I wil...

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“Dearly Beloved” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #57

Dearly Beloved we are all here to celebrate this thing called life. By now you all know that I am dead and gone. If you don’t then please get up and leave because like my mama used to say, “You don’t have the sense you were born with.”  So, buckle up loved ones, and I use the term loosely, because this is going to be a long bumpy ride into the last will and testament of me, Elsa Bell Harper. First of all, I have requested that my will be read on a Sunday because I know that all you church going family members will be dressed in your Sun...

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“Two Can Play That Game” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #56

It was hotter than fish grease outside and I had decided to wear long pants. I wished I had time to go home and change into a sundress which would have been a lot cooler but it was too late. I was here now. I was regretting my decision to come out in this heat. It felt like 2000 degrees in the shade.  That if you could find any shade and believe me I looked. I was so hot my sweat was sweating. I didn’t know why I had said yes to this thing but I had and there was no turning back now. “Table for one?” The host at the restaurant asked m...

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“Rita's Last Sunset” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #55

Rita’s Last Sunset Rita sat in her favorite chair outside in her backyard as she has done for the past 50 years waiting  for the sun to go down. She loved the colorful sky at  this time of evening. Tonight the sky was full of pinks, yellows and blues. This had to be the most incredible sunset that she had ever seen. And she had seen a lot  of sunsets in her life. She had seen exactly 98 sunsets and as many sunrises. Everyone thought she was blessed. After all, her life hadn’t been bad at all. She had gotten married to her ...

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“Fifty Shades of Forgiveness” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #54

“You have to be freaking kidding me.”  Felicia said as she looked up from reading her book on the beach.  “What is it?” Her friend, Gina asked looking up and over her sunglasses.  “Over there. Look at the guy in the water with the blue and yellow surfboard. “Who is that?” “Gina, don’t you remember him from high school? My first love?” “Jason?” “Yes, Jason. I’m sure that’s him. It’s been 20 years but that is definitely him.” “So, are you going to say hello?” “I am going to say more than hello.” Felicia stood up ...

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“Fully Ripened Love” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #53

Who would have thought that a few clicks of the mouse would be the key to finding true love? I was doubtful at first. After all, I just celebrated my 50th birthday and was not used to any kind of computer love, as I called it. I actually did it on a dare from my best friend, Nora. She had found her husband to be online after many years of dating men that weren’t exactly a match for her, in her words, “loosers.” She told me about this new dating site which matches up people 50 or over with dates and when I waved my hand in the air in dismissa...

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“HIM” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #52

I couldn’t believe my eyes. This couldn’t be. I actually pinched myself because I thought I was dreaming. He was dead. I know because I was there when he died. But, this man across the street looks just like him. He even has the same smile as him.  I ran against the light, dodging cars to get to him. I had to see him close up. I had to touch him and to hug him.  In my rush to get to him I lost him. I ran as fast as I could across the street and even pushed people out the way, something I never ever do, to get to him. But, where i...

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“Fly Me To The Moon” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #51

She hated the beep-beep coming from her phone to alert her that she had a message when she was in the middle of reading her favorite books. She didn’t want to stop reading but figured that it might be news from her sister who was 9 months pregnant and about to go into labor any second. She took her phone out of her pocket and glanced at the message.  “I know that you only want to be friends and I am okay with that for now. Just keep our secret okay? I know that I am asking a lot but please k?” She looked at the number and it was her...

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“When The Living Was Easy” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #50

When The Living Was Easy When Jake brought his house five years ago he wasn’t married and didn’t have any kids. He only had one nephew who was barely two years old.  Now, five years later Jake is engaged and about to be a dad to a bonus daughter who is 5 years old. Lila, Jake’s soon to be daughter, loved to play in his backyard. Jake couldn’t blame her much. If he were 5 he would love it too. It was a super big backyard with lots of grass to run and play, lots of room to have summer cookouts and even a basketball court near the gara...

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“At The Plate” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #49

At The Plate Flora found herself in the same position she had been in many, many times before. She didn’t like sitting in the hot sun but she couldn’t find any shade. Her long auburn curls were tied back in a ponytail and stuffed under her cap. The red and black shirt she was wearing in her opinion only made her hotter. She wondered why they couldn’t have planted a big tree for shade twenty years ago instead she felt like she was in the middle of a dessert.  Waiting was no big deal for her. She waited for her baby brother to be born...

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“A Girl Named Jusine” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #48

Jusine loved going to the zoo. She had fond memories of her grandmother and dad taking her to the zoo when she was a little girl. She always liked to look at the different animals and sometimes she even got to feed them. That all depended on what animal though. Jusine wasn’t going near the goats. She had a dream that a goat with big horns and a bad temper bit her on the leg and she wasn’t taking any chances.  Jusine twenty years later still waited in anticipation of the zoo being opened for the year. They closed the zoo in her town in...

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“The Purple Fire Within” by Marcia H.

Submitted to Contest #44

She stood there looking at herself  in the mirror and wondering what happened. She  saw herself  but then I didn’t see her real self. She  didn’t see that carefree girl who enjoyed life and all it had to offer. She didn’t see the girl who would take chances, who would love unconditionally and was in love with life. What she saw was a woman who was beat down by life. A woman who had let people suck all the life out of her. Her smiles had turned into frowns and griminaces. Her hair was greying like her personality. She coul...

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