Marybeth McDonough

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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“Drop-Off” by Marybeth McDonough

Submitted to Contest #139

Jenn immediately regretted her decision. The contractor’s garbage bag was wedged three quarters of the way into the clothing drop-off bin, and there it rested awkwardly. With cartoonish effort, she crouched beneath the dangling portion and pushed feebly upward, hoping it would somehow slide forward ending the whole ordeal. Nothing. She realized that she had actually been holding her breath and it came out in a defeated puff as she shrunk down to the blacktop. The hazard lights of the Kia blinked and the signal ding ding dinge...

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Author bio

Marybeth is an English teacher who spends more time revising student work than writing her own—until now!