Marie Barger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Memories in the Dark” by Marie Barger

Submitted to Contest #58

The power went out. Great, just what I needed. Now I can’t get my essay started. I hear the younger girls screech at the excitement. It’s not like I could concentrate anyway. Dad comes marching down the stairs. He looks at me and waves his phone in his hand.  “They said it was a tree that fell down a few blocks down.” He walks over to the counter and sets the phone down. He rubs his head in fru...

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“A Change in Time” by Marie Barger

Submitted to Contest #44

We all sit in our chairs, waiting for the time to pass. Minutes feel like hours, everyone is anxious. No one knows why the Queen has sent us to wait in the church.  The guards came to the main square, where most of the children were, and told them the Queen wanted us all to go to the church as soon as possible, telling us that our parents would meet us there. I bend my neck to see Joan next to Malachi. I’m alone on the bench, none of my friends chose to sit next to me, knowing that I’m terrible at comforting them. I tilt my head up ...

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Author bio

I'm a young girl who wants to become a writer when I'm older. I want to write to please people and to give them something to think about. I love to read different genres and write different subjects. I also enjoy lots of music (Imagine Dragons, Halsey, Fall Out Boy, etc.) I hope that you enjoy my writing! Please give me any feedback!