Nancy Mcatavey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

53 karma pts

?

“Mr. Gray” by Nancy Mcatavey

Submitted to Contest #198

                                                   Mr. Gray      August is the longest month of the year when you are twelve years old.  The longest thirty-one days  when you are waiting for the summer to end and  your best friend to com...

2 comments 2
Read story

“Springtime” by Nancy Mcatavey

Submitted to Contest #86

Springtime April: The calendar says spring. But the Boston weatherman has the true story: rain, sleet and even some, yes... snow across the higher elevations. I know how the calendar lies. I’ve learned a few things about spring weather during my thirty -eight years of gardening. Bean seeds that rotted  in the drenched soil after the Mother’s Day Flood.  Tomato and pepper seedlings blackened overnight by April’s icy  fingers. So I practice  patience and spend drizzly afternoons snuggled up on the sofa r...

0 comments 0
Read story

“The Wedding Morning” by Nancy Mcatavey

Submitted to Contest #54

The Wedding Morning As a little girl, Peg remembered standing beside her father at the bathroom sink, his lone face reflected in the square mirror. She watched as he  added a bit of water to his shaving mug and used the brush to whip up a soapy lather that he spread over  his ruddy checks, his neck and chin. The long fingers of his right hand wrapped around the handle of the straight edge razor; his left hand pulled the skin taunt, smoothing out the deep lines of his face. And then, with small quick strokes, t...

2 comments 2
Read story

Author bio

After years of raising a family, working in education and business, Nancy McAtavey has returned to her first love-- writing. She lives in the seacoast of New Hampshire with her husband and a writing room filled with with stories and journals.