Marie McLaughlin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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49 Stories

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“Damien” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #99

It was a melancholy, partly cloudy summer day, at ten minutes until noon on the boardwalk. Birds sang in the trees, and the sun shined brightly. A young african american man with small dreadlocks stood at the boardwalk fence, facing the ocean, watching half aware, half absentmindedly as the waves rolled in periodically, lapping over one another. He rested his face on his hand and sighed. The young man's father stood besi...

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“Midsummer 101” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #99

It was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in Middleton. Early in the morning, a group of college students studying Agronomy at their local community college walked into the campus classroom for their next Agricultural lecture. The students, all ranging in age from anywhere between 18 to 40, all took their seats, got their notebooks and pencils ready, put away their phones and tablets, and looked towa...

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“Denali” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #98

The moon hung low in the starry sky that night. A chill hung in the air over the forest. Owls hooted, bats flew to feed on insects, and a pack of Wolves chased down a lone Elk, isolated from it's herd due to being too old to keep up it's pace with the rest of the herd. As the Elk ran for it's life, a Wolf bolted in front of the Elk, catching it by surprise, and biting down hard just under it's chin. The remaining Wolves in the Wolf pack ganged up on the poor beast.The wild canines engorged themselves on their hard-earned meal.&nbsp...

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“Seamus” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #98

Seamus O'Brien ran through the rocky fields surrounding his village with his friends, Eoin and Finn. Life was peaceful in the village of Oakdale, a tiny hamlet in a field surrounded by forests and mountains of the Emerald Isle.Seamus and the boys sat on top of fence posts on the Chicken fence at a nearby farm."Life is good, ain't it, fellas?" Finn said."Cheers to that!" Seamus O'Brien replied."Brigid has smiled upon us! Eoin declared.Oakdale was a prosperous village of farmers and h...

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“The Last Atlantian” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #98

Farion sat in his fishing boat, waiting to catch some fish in his fishing net. Farion sitting still for almost an hour and a half, combined with the gentle rocking motion of the waves of the sea combined with boredom had Farion just about to fall asleep when he felt a tremendous amount of give pulling on his net. He hoisted the net with all his might and whooped in delight and excitement when he saw all the many fishes entangled in his fishing net. Farion brought his haul back to the shores of Atlantis when his pregnant wife Stellana gree...

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“Dao Shi” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #98

A man, his wife and his son and daughter walked to a reed boat at the edge of a winding river. The son and daughter, as per their mother and father's instruction, loaded flowers into the reed boat, while the father loaded a basket of steamed dumplings and grilled fish into the boat. The four of them pushed the boat out into the water so the current could send the boat downstream.Dozens of other people on either side of the river loaded offerings in reed boats on the river's edge and sent the boats out into the water.Red Lant...

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“Troy” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #97

Troy sat at the edge of his village that night, staring up at the moon and stars. His mind was lost in the beauty of the cosmos. Suddenly, a horde of demons raced past him towards the peaceful burg that Troy called home. There was a bell in the town square that the villagers could ring during emergencies to warn the rest if the village, but Troy was too far away from the warning bell and he could never outrun the Demons ...

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“Cleo” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #97

Manuel loaded his guitar into his Used Sedan after a gig at a bar and grill establishment, carrying his guitar. On his way, he stopped at a convenience store for Gas and a bottled Iced Coffee and saw an Advertisement on the Newspaper in the Newspaper Vending Machine: "Folk Fest is looking for Applications for Participating Artists.""This could be the big chance I've been looking for!" Manuel said to himself.Manuel applied, filled out the form, and uploaded a video of his performance at a community event at the local park fro...

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“Window between Worlds” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #97

Mona and her brother and parents went to a Flea Market for the afternoon. Her brother was looking at Roller Blades, her mom and dad were looking at Antiques, but Mona just sat on a bench, looking absentmindedly up at the sky. "Another day in this boring town..." Mona thought to herself. It was then that Mona's mother walked up to her. "Hi, Mona. We're going to go get some lunch now. Let's find Charles and P...

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“The Mansion” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #97

It was a beautiful summer day in upstate new york, 1949. A group of kids from the neighborhood walked to the end of a Cul-De-Sac. "Hey, Timmy, wanna play Stickball?"  "Sure! Let's go to the vacant lot!" Timmy replied. So the children went to the empty patch of land in a field by the Cul-De-Sac where a Barn used to stand before the Barn and the Farm had burned down in a fire. The neigh...

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“Full Circle” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #96

It was October 2005. It was a warm and misty Halloween night. There was a Halloween festival at the High School in town of Pine Beach, Delaware. There were patrons and staff of all ages and races, in all manner of Halloween costume, ranging from cute to creepy. Five kids attended the school festival together in a group. There were two girls, a goth white girl named Nicole and an African American...

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“Strannik” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #96

Ivan and his pack of six hunting Dogs had cornered a large Bear. The Bear was angry and fierce, and fought with all it's might against the Hunter's Dogs. Two of the Dogs had their fangs fixed tightly on either side of the Bear's neck, the Bear clawed one of Ivan's Dogs to shreds."Okhotnik!!" Ivan shouted.The Bear then bit down on another Dog and shook the poor animal violently. "Laika!" Ivan yelled in anger.Ivan aimed his rifle at the Bear's neck, and pulled the Trigger, sending a shell into the Bear's Jug...

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“The Dragon and the girl” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #96

Charles and his younger sister Gina played in the meadow by their humble country cottage. Their father Marton just got home from working at the Mill. Their mother Heather sat inside the kitchen, staring absentmindedly at the water that was boiling inside of the kitchen cauldron. Marton walked into the kitchen carrying a bag of Potatoes and a Fish. "We need to talk..." Heather mumbled to her husband. <...

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“Mother Nature” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #96

In a quiet Valley, by a lake and forest, there was a peaceful farming village. The Farmers tended to the land and lived humble, but happy lives. Mother Nature watched over the world from her sanctuary in a glade in a deep forest. Mother Nature was worried about the villagers becoming selfish from the Bountiful Harvests she provided them, so she decided to test the villagers in a most ingenious way. Every ...

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“Dirk and Lila” by Marie McLaughlin

Submitted to Contest #95

A woman sat at an outdoor table at a Los Angeles restaurant called Bistro le Bouche. A waiter had approached her table with a serving tray with a basket of bread chunks and a pitcher full of iced water. "No, thank you." said the woman. This woman was Lila Preston, and she was the wife of Dirk Preston, famous Football Star and Movie Actor. When Dirk was offered a role in an upcoming Action Movie, Dirk and Lila move...

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Author bio

"Marie McLaughlin" is only my PEN NAME. White but not Racist, Straight but not Homophobic, Cisgender but not transphobic, Vegetarian, Cat lover, Pagan, Artist, writer. environmentalist, nature, ocean, and Dragon lover. In my spare time I enjoy Marvel movies and Playstation games.