Maureen MacLennan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (19)

19 Stories

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“A Bucket to Catch the Rain” by Maureen MacLennan

Submitted to Contest #112

A Bucket to Catch the Rain The dried leaves would blow through the back door in the fall, people would go out and smoke and on a decent day they would just leave it open. It was an odd feeling kicking her way through a pile of desiccated plant matter on the way to the ladies’ room. Any other season in here and you could see the dark red patterned carpet. On this trip through the bar, she nodded at people she knew but with her bladder about to burst she didn’t spare the time for conversation. It wasn’t as if she hadn’t spoken to both the...

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“Strip to Sewer: Three Tales of One City” by Maureen MacLennan

Submitted to Contest #112

Strip to Sewer: Three Tales of One City He could feel the warm metal grates against his back, it was mid-December in Las Vegas and the sun refused to stop shining. It was noticeably cooler now than it was just last month but the sun still shone. He turned his head to look down at the highway and the continual stream of traffic, another thing that refused to stop he mused. In front of him were walking examples of wealth. Their clothes screamed it, as did their wallets and purses. The blind self-assurance of most tourists was mind blowing to...

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“A Certain Doctor Johnson Pops In” by Maureen MacLennan

Submitted to Contest #111

A Certain Doctor Johnson Pops By.    David kicked a piece of coal all through the familiar winding London alleys, he was walking to his new position and despite his father’s warning about tardiness, he was in no particular hurry to get there. He was glad of the opportunity, he wouldn’t want anyone doubting that it would serve him well he knew, but at 15 he was still a lad interested in kicking about with his mates. Hearing voices behind him he sped up his pace, he knew that the Mohocks gang was in the area and at five in the...

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“Two Men enter a bar” by Maureen MacLennan

Submitted to Contest #76

                             Two Men In a Bar What can I get you? Bottle of Stella please I’ll just grab a sleeve of Lucky, and hey son can you stick on the Packers game? Yeah, just give me a sec, there you go guys, 2 beers You like that draft crap? And the Packers’, I don’t know, I might have to move, it could be catching. No one’s forcing you Settle pal, I’m just kidding, what’s eating you? Work, ...

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Author bio

Recently retired from the social services field. I have more time to write and enter contests. The former for my sanity and the latter for a challenge and maybe some pocket change. Married 20 years and living on the West Coast of Canada.