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Marsha Marrow

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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Too Cool For Allergies, Never Too Hot For Love

Submitted to Contest #262

“No onions please,” I requested, before adding, “I’m allergic.”“Oh, ok no problem,” smiled the girl taking my order, seeming to understand the importance of hitting the minus key once I made that claim.I was not allergic to onions. I simply didn’t like them. Or rather, I didn’t like the crunching sensation when I bit into one. If they were grated up into a mash of onion paste, sure! Season away! After years of incorrect orders, and a serious aversion to sending food back even when it was wrong, I had resorted to deceptive ordering practices....

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Thank You! -Management

Submitted to Contest #261

I had always been more of a ‘smile through everything and don’t show your frustration’ type of person. Always one to avoid making waves. Instead, I would keep my mouth shut at all the trivial things that bothered me, convinced that nobody else needed to hear me gripe. I was not a pushover, but not one to seek any unnecessary drama either. That is until I realized the power of anonymity behind the mask of a card from “Management.” The first time I wielded my newfound strength was in the laundry room of my apartment. All the washing ma...

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