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MaureenJ Poutoa

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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Marie And The Yellow Daisies

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #86

Marie had decided the day before that she would go and water the fruit trees because it was spring she knew there would be lots of flowers around the neighbourhood. Marie enjoyed spring and there were a lot of different flowers to admire. Marie woke up early, had her breakfast and decided that she would water the fruit trees in the afternoon around 1pm before she went to get some groceries. When it was time to get ready before she went to water the fruit trees, she made a list of what groceries she would get and what she wasn’t sure wh...

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Cleo's 1 Day Job

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #49

Cleo’s 1 Day Job Cleo went to town to see what might be happening where she lived. She decided to take a look at what was going on in the community. One of her favourite places was to check out the community association where there were a few non-profit organisations in the building and there were other government organisations as well. She saw a sign beside the doorway, it read Volunteers needed. It was right outside the main building. She opened the door and went in, Cleo decided to take the lift and push the button going to the ...

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The Man With The Big Black Hat

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #48

The Man With The Big Black Hat Clementine had got a phone call early afternoon at home. “Hello can I help you?” said Clementine. “Hey Clementine. I need a favour from you.” said Tony. “Oh and what would that be.” asked Clementine. “Well I have an appointment with a very important client tomorrow, and I need someone to look after the shop for a couple of hours or so. What do you say?”said Tony. Clementine smiled at the thought of looking after the shop for Tony. The store was in the main city with a lot of traffic that went thro...

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The Loneliest Time Ever

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #45

THE LONELIEST TIME EVERIt was March 22nd 2020, Annabelle had just heard about the epidemic that was spreading around the world. She had just come back from a retreat which she had enjoyed a lot. She hadn’t seen anyone of her friends that she knew for such a long time, she knew the retreat was a time to catch up with all her distant friends. She was excited and so happy to see her friends. But she didn’t show how much that she cared because she was not sure how to express herself in front of quite a few Ladies. It was a holiday she ...

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CLARA

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #44

CLARAThe 3 girls met together and told each other a secret they kept. “I’m a animal Lover and I have a cat named Ginger Pot” said Theresa“I’m a whizz at solving puzzles, and I have a high IQ” said Tessa“I’m a Witch and I like collecting door knobs, especially golden door knobs” said ClaraThey all were impressed with their secrets, Theresa and Tessa were really impressed with Clara’s secret. “So Clara, what's going on in Witch Land then” said Theresa. “Well first of all Theresa, it is not called Witch Land it is part of A...

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The Concet

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #42

The Concert Tom, Sara, and Richard were good mates, Tom worked on a construction site, Sara worked as a Nurse, Richard worked at a bank. Their favourite place to meet was at the basin reserve pub called the 1860 on a Friday after work around 5:30 pm. They were able to meet up with other friends also, who knew them well. They all met at 1860 on a Friday night as usual, and there was a new buzz in the air. Everyone was talking about the latest band that was coming to the city. Tom, Sa...

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Luka The Traveling Motorcycle Cat

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #41

Luka The Traveling Motorcycle Cat. Luka was asleep on his bed, When he was woken by his mate, Suge. “Come on Luka, we’re going on a long Journey today” said Suge. It was 7am in the morning, Suge was already dressed in his clothes. He only needed to put on his motorcycle clothes before leaving the house. Suge went to the kitchen to get Luka’s cat food, he wanted to feed him before they left To go on their Favourite place. While Luka ate his food, Suge put his motorcycle gear on. “Here you go Luka, here’s your motorcycle hat, f...

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How Can I Help You Mike

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #40

How Can I Help You Mike“How can I help you Mike?'' said Kiwa. That was the beginning of a lasting friendship, It was the best thing anyone had said to Mike in a long time. Kiwa thought back to a time she had revised some words from her social studies teacher. “ A Friend in Need, is a Friend indeed” She remembered they would have to repeat it 10 times out loud, before going outside to play in the playground every Lunch break. And now she was going to help her new found friend Mike“ Well first off, I’m having trou...

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George, Zak and the Stars

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #39

George, Zak and the Stars.George left the house with his friend Zak. They were going to do some exploring around the bush not far away from where George lived, it was just turning dark. George and Zak looked up into the sky. George started to talk to Zak about the stars and while he looked up he pointed to the Milky Way. “See that Zak that’s the Milky Way, it has so many stars that are so close together, said George and that is why it is called the Milky Way”. They both went up the stairs which led to the footpath and started wal...

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Matilda, Pretrina And The Neighbourhood Party

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #38

Matilda, Petrina, And The Neighbourhood PartyIt was April the 14th 2020 and it had been announced on one of the social media sites that they were suggesting ways to enjoy having some time with your neighbours, in Lockdown time. Of course there were some ways which made it quite apparent to everyone. Matilda really liked her neighbour Pretrina and decided to talk to her about the neighbourhood party. The theme was that everyone took a chair and put it by their letterbox and with a bottle of their favourite wine and some...

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Tabitha And The Enchanted Woods

MaureenJ Poutoa

Submitted to Contest #37

Tabitha And The Enchanted Woods Tabitha walked to Peter’s place. Peter was her friend, She had phoned him to let him know she was going to his house to have a chat, she decided to take a mindfulness walk and just go where her feet wanted to go. Tabitha was looking around her, she saw cars with the drivers and other people in their cars going past on the road. As she walked along she decided to take the street that went to a place she hadn’t been before. Tabitha saw the road ahead was long, so she deci...

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