Meggy House

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (35)

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“Mom Plus Dad Plus Me Plus the Twins Equals Bad” by Meggy House

Submitted to Contest #58

           I was lying down, my back on my bed, my legs against the wall, pounding my feet as my sparkly Mary-Jane sneakers scuffed the wallpaper. Pink with butterflies, because I was a girl and apparently girls automatically love pink things with butterflies.           My desk at school had pink on it, too, but that one was a pink rose. Every girl got a flower—yellow daisies, white dandelions, blue lilies, or even purple g...

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“The Best Building” by Meggy House

Submitted to Contest #58

           Margarita and Al were generally compliant kids. Obviously they had their moments, but they were definitely ranking in the category of better tenants. They lived with their father, Jerry, and their mother, Dee, and though they made very little at the rubber-eraser factory a two-mile walk away they were two of those pure, generous souls that gave most of what they earned back to the less fortunate. Like the less fortunate would want a five-cent hamburger pack. But the giving ...

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“Cracked Cases” by Meggy House

Submitted to Contest #57

           With a snap, the crew pounced into action. The lights pulsed with a penetrating glow. The cameras clicked, zooming in and focusing on the subject. The theme music blared over the hidden speakers.           “This is United News, America’s first sitcom-based news station,” the anchor paused for some canned laughter to echo into the filming room, “and your host Debbie LaBrown is here investigating Abigail H...

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“Coal, Not Cole, But Only Because Bart Can't Spell Properly” by Meggy House

           Waste not, want not, is what I always believe. Which is how I, Cole Lavine, had the brilliant—if I may say so myself—idea to dig in the ground for energy.           I’ll give you a little background. My buddy Allen and I were fresh out of high school, top brains of our grade, and figured that golly gee, we ought to, you know, contribute to the fine U.S. of A. How to do that? The army, of course. I mean, there was...

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“John's Everything” by Meggy House

      John technically had three kids: Mary, Maggie, and Mark. John also knew that he was going to die, probably alone, because his kids were all grown-up and off frolicking in society, unlike him. John wasn’t afraid of death, he rather embraced the concept, and the only thing he was afraid of was that it was so uncertain. People died of bad things all the time, from tripping over a nail before getting their Tetanus shots or finally signing up for a PTA-read-to-your-kids event on the one day an alumni pops in...

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Author bio

Hi everybody! My name is Meggy and I am a high schooler in New Jersey. I love to write and I joined this group for the prompts and the feedback. Right now I'm working on a novel (but am really lacking the self-discipline to finish it) so I take breaks by writing short stories. I really appreciate any comments at all! :) I have two series: -Sherwood Affairs: The Sherwood High School class of 2009 is notorious for witnessing (and gossiping about) an affair between two members of the faculty. When it's time for a 10-year class reunion, they're mostly determined to bring the scandal back. -Cracked Cases: Abigail Hartford is New York City's best detective, but despite what she tells the news, she hasn't solved a single case. My favorite words (I'll post a new one each week): -ordain -blasphemy -Psychology -cornucopia -vote -meander -climate -sweater -debauchery -clandestine -ethereal -enthalpy -holiday My Favorite Books By (U.S.) Grade: -Pre-K-3/3-years-old: Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan and Janet Ahlberg -Pre-K/4-years-old: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey -Kindergarten/5-years-old: Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park -1st Grade/6-years-old: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis -2nd Grade/7-years-old: Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary -3rd Grade/8-years-old: Matilda by Roald Dahl -4th Grade/9-years-old: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein -5th Grade/10-years-old: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart -6th Grade/11-years-old: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery -7th Grade/12-years-old: The Giver by Lois Lowry -8th Grade/13-years-old: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott -9th Grade/14-years-old: The Crucible by Arthur Miller -10th Grade/15-years-old: To Be Updated Soon! For the record I intend nothing political with this! These are just books that I liked at different points in my life. I hope you can find something nice to read from it :) I was going to write a list of amazing authors but everybody here is so wonderful, I really can't fit you all! Fun fact: my aunt wanted to name me Anita, but Anita House sounds a bit too close to somebody looking really hard for real estate. I don't know about you but I find that quite funny!