π Our next novel writing master class starts in β! Claim your spot β
Advice, insights and news
Free 10-day publishing courses
Free publishing webinars
Free EPUB & PDF typesetting tool
Launch your book in style
Assemble a team of pros
A weekly short story contest
Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021
Submitted to Contest #162
Iβm not too impressed when he snaps at the waiter, asking for our order and telling no one in particular, but maybe me, that it has been a long day. He never asked what I wanted, just told the poor man one mussels, one prawn cocktail, two Dover soles and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. Looking right and left without moving my head I see all these gentle diners, all gently conversing, or gently enjoying overhearing ...
Submitted to Contest #93
When he asked her to glam up for the dinner party, her heart sank. She knew what that meant and what she would have to do. She wasnβt anybody special, no one would be interested in her, but thatβs the way he liked it to be. Arriving late, as planned, she watched him swoosh into the room, admiring the way he delivered a sense of el...
Submitted to Contest #92
I wander around the dark corners of my life, grieving, trying to retrace my steps, looking but not searching. I know I will never see them again. After so many years they are still tiny perforations in my paper-thin soul, which would, I believe, be complete if only they had not been lost. I catalogue them in my mind, wincing each time I recall the loss, a Museum of Lost Things, darkness extinguishing flickering li...
Mary McClarey has not written a bio yet!
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email: