Merrie Jackson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“A Chance of a Lifetime” by Merrie Jackson

Walking casually down a sidewalk, Carl Forrest enjoys the summer sun with a light breeze in his face, allowing his mind to wonder for several minutes before being startled by the sharp ring of a pay phone! Glancing around and following the sound, he finds the phone on the side of a convenience store. Staring at it as if it were a weird monster about to spring upon him, he glances around for someone to answer it, but no one does. Shrugging, he continues to walk away, even as his thoughts shift, ‘should I answer it? What if it is a gag, like o...

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“One Night” by Merrie Jackson

Submitted to Contest #182

Without warning, Pheobe, a mid-height African American woman of 30 years, is startled awake one night by her home alarm system going off. Many years of listening for babies, allows her to go from deep sleep to full wakefulness to identify the threat! What is that sound? Quickly she recognized the alarm system and wonders who or what had triggered it!          Ignoring the alarm, she climbs out of bed, grabs a robe, putting it on, and quietly walks down the long hallway toward the front of the hous...

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“From Underneath” by Merrie Jackson

“Are we there yet?” asks a disgruntled voice from the back seat.          “What? Are you five? No, we’re not there yet,” says Shelly with a sigh, while driving the wintery path. “I told you when we left the main road, the chalet where we will be staying is seven miles from the main lodge.”          “Why so far out?” asks a high-pitched voice from the back seat. “You implied in all of your family stories about staying at this resort, the chalets were clo...

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Author bio

I'm the youngest of twelve children, born & raised in WV, now living in TN. I've been writing stories and poetry since I was young, but have yet to be published.