Sue Catrama

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (13)

13 Stories

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“Mema's Kitchen ” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #100

Jenna learned by her mema's side how to cook and make guests feel at home around her table. By age 3 Jenna was chopping onions and garlic, if the house didn't have the aroma of the two ingredients a proper meal was not being prepared. It took a few more years until Jenna could fill the pot and carry it to the stove for the pasta. In the mean time Jenna learned how to peel and separate garlic cloves to be shoved into a roast in order to assure just about every slice served had a sliver. Fresh vegetables from mema's garden rinsed and peels wi...

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“Wrong turn ” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #97

It was midnight when Lucinda was woken and dragged to meet with whoever was in charge. She sat confined in a chair, arms crossed , hands balled into fists, blood coursing through her veins like lava, her mind confused and fixated. With the most venomous tone she spit out..."Climate control my ass, I demand that window be opened. I did nothing to warrant this cruelty since you have stifled my life I think I deserve to breathe in fresh air, smell the grass, hear the birds and those you deemed fit to live free. Where am I, what the hell is...

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“The Suit” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #92

Carl stretched his arms high over his head and legs as straight as they would go as he opened his eyes for the day. His first instinct was to grab the sun blocking goggles from his end table. He laid in bed a moment longer, placed his two feet firmly on the the floor grabbing at the shag carpet with his toes. Every joint in his body froze as he looked towards his closet.When his mother Jenny heard the doctor tell her she had 8 months at best she ordered Carl the finest suit she could find. She took the measurements herself to ensure he would...

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“Worn Leather” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #91

Sun burst through the shades as the alarm was blaring.Ann scooted to the foot of the bed as her head pounded, vertigo shook her world, and hips felt as though with each monvement tiny bones were breaking. She looked over to her peacefully sleeping husband with an overwhelming desire to strike him. Chris always offered to sleep next to the wall but Ann knew he was more comfortable on the other side. Soon as her feet were firmly on the floor she though her bladder would betray her at any moment, her joints didn't allow her to move as swiftly a...

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“All for a transcript ” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #91

Evie was grateful she remained employed at the library. The head librarian kept his employees. Instead of checking out books for the public, making the over due phone calls and returning books to their rightful place he had them deep clean and reorganize. Evie and her younger co-workers met for coffee before shift and agreed on taking their time performing the new duties. While dressing for the first morning of working behind locked doors she wondered what she ought to wear. Usually she tied her thick fire red hair back in a low pony...

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“The commute” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #90

Just like every week day of the past 30 years Eric has stood at the platform anxiously checking his watch. When he heard the roar and ding of the doors opening he hoped with every aching swollen joint that he would be seated during the hour commute. Eric stood trying to stretch the kinks out of his back and hold on to the handle at the same time. He was grateful to be taller than most as his nose was not forced into another armpit, or inhaling cologne splashed upon someones neck that soap has clearly not touched in far too long. What kept hi...

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“The Loyal Secretary ” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #89

John sat in his car in front of the home he and Diane built together. From the outside the home was as ordinary as the others on the block. On the inside he thought he was building love, hopes and dreams. What was on the inside was anything but love. As he sat in the car he wondered when his life changed, his anxiety took over as he was trying to narrow the time frame and became worse when he was wondering what and why. All he knew was he had to get out, had to walk away, had to leave it all behind and say goodbye once and for all...

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“A mother knows” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #89

Sarah stood there with her face pressed up against the window screaming for her son. The nurses were frantically trying to sedate her and remove Charles from the room. The sun was shinning through the church windows illuminating the alter as Sarah and her father's arms were looped while they each took a step in since towards Charles nervous stance. Beside him stood his brother Eric with the ring in his pocket. Ahead of Sarah her sister Maria strolled down the aisle like a pro. The pews were filled with family and friends adorned in thei...

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“Ladies retreat gone wrong” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #77

Jackie woke on a beautiful sunny hot and humid August morning. Although the humidity was so thick she could have cut it with a knife the morning was glorious. She was waiting on her friends Emilia and Stephanie to pick her up and head to the airport for their long awaited beach trip. They started planning for this week long trip just after the Christmas holiday. Giving themselves plenty of time to have it paid off by the time they disembarked. For several years they have been planning a luxurious getaway, but life stopped them. During Christ...

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“Treatment day” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #76

Lucia heard the phone alert which meant it was time for her to get her achy 49 year old out of shape body down the stairs and start the coffee. Before her eyes opened and hand reached for the phone the pain over whelmed her. "Why does he expect me to make the coffee?, he's the one that has to leave this early" she asked herself. Charlie rolled over as Lucia's struggle to the end of the bed began. "You get up, you make the stupid coffee I am in sever pain! while your at it get me my medication" Lucia screamed in her head. Soon as he...

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“The promise is real” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she'd last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. The first 16 years of Regina's life she wishes were a blur. She hardly had any friends and was never allowed out during the day. Her parents homeschooled her and kept her away from family. She didn't even know her grandparents were alive nor had any idea how big of a family she had. Regina believed her father was an orphan, her mother an only child who's parents tragically died in a car accident. She believed this until she snuck to the loca...

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“Southern Living” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #59

Tony and Emma raised 3 beautiful boys in the home Emma diligently packed to fit into a 1 bedroom condo across the country. She carefully went through items she hoped each of her daughter in laws would appreciate and store for the grandchildren to get a glimpse of their fathers childhood. As the public walked through her 4 bedroom victorian home opening and closing cabinet doors that they just don't make anymore, talking about ripping down the custom built in's throughout Tony's craftsmen hands made to compliment the home and provide storage....

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“The Stifle of Summer” by Sue Catrama

Submitted to Contest #55

Emma and Joe were too young to understand what they did. Joe had two brothers much older then he which he looked up to and hung on their every word. He was a teenager but not like his brothers were at his age. He was more interested in gaming and being friends with Emma then in the relationship his brothers thought he was in. She was oblivious as to the label Joe's brothers and friends put on them. All they knew was that they enjoyed each others company and one of them was going to be the gaming champion by the end of the summer. One mid sum...

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Author bio

Hey thanks for checking out who I am. My name is Sue, I am a wife, mother, grandmother and have 3 dogs who are always chasing the cat! I am the published Author of "Unknown Subject" so yea I am a writer.