Mary Jo Maguire

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“FINDERS KEEPERS” by Mary Jo Maguire

Submitted to Contest #192

The wobbly ceiling fan tossed Grandmama, Aunt Harriet and Mama’s words around as they sat talking excitedly in our screened-in porch. I watched them from my favorite hiding spot outside, among the bushes. I have heard lots of funny things from grown-ups who sat in our screened-in porch and talked, words I was told not to say and all sorts of stuff about President Truman.Today Grandmama and Aunt Harriet were here because they just got back from Great Aunt Ida’s funeral in another town in Oklahoma. They came over to tell Mama about all the rel...

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“THE PRIEST WAS THE LAST TO ARRIVE” by Mary Jo Maguire

Submitted to Contest #191

The Lodge was available in Grand Lake, Colorado for a Memorial Day wedding reception. My daughter and her fiancé were thrilled! It made sense to exchange vows in a small, Catholic Church tucked back among Aspen and Evergreens and only a short distance from the sparkling, mountain lake. After all, they sailed competitively on this body of water and now they would sail through a wedding ceremony and, more importantly, a long and happy life together. The guest list was so lengthy that it curled like a grocery recei...

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