Nancy Mcatavey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“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 come home from her family cottage in Maine. And those last days of August seem to stand still as you wait and wait for the mailman to deliver that all-important post...

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“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 p...

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“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 ha...

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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.