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Mary-Rene Hackett-Collier

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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TOO MUCH RAIN

Mary-Rene Hackett-Collier

Submitted to Contest #48

Too much rain fell too fast, and now I am in serious trouble. I stand at the curb peering down into a river of curb-high rushing waters. Seeing the situation, I am fearful to cross the street now to get to my job across the street. I glance up to see Andrea waving to me from our office window on the second floor. She waves frantically, motioning me to get back. While desperately trying to back up and away from the curb, a throng of aggressive, impatient New Yorkers collect around and behind me ...

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THE OLD LADY'S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE CAT

Mary-Rene Hackett-Collier

Submitted to Contest #41

It wasn't always like this. There was a time that when I got together with my family and the talk all around was cheerful and uplifting. Well, maybe Aunt Maude complained about her swollen ankles a bit and Uncle Andy went on about how bad the stock market was doing, but for the most part my Mama insisted talk around her table be confined to what she called, 'happy happenings'. And so I grew to womanhood taking a dim view of folks I tagged, “complainers”. In later years I would find ways to...

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OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOES

Mary-Rene Hackett-Collier

Submitted to Contest #38

IT started with a buzzing noise. Soft at first, and then slowly grew into an annoying loud sound - like ten thousand bees buzzing all at once. Now, not much ever bothers me, but this does. I follow the sound to the far wall of my bedroom and put my ear up close to the wall to listen. Were there really bees in the wall? If not, what else could be making that sound? Suddenly, it s...

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Daylight Saving Time

Mary-Rene Hackett-Collier

Submitted to Contest #35

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMERene Collier I always get confused every time I have to change the clocks in spring and winter. Let’s see, spring forward, fall backward. I do get used to it eventually, but not Rufus, my dog. He still wants his dinner at his normal time, which isn’t normal anymore. It will be in six months’ time or so before he will be eating again at his normal time. But in the meantime, Rufus will be bothering me at his eight o’clock A.M. which is for now my nine o’clock. But being a creature of sun time, he’s not interested in wh...

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