Sue Marsh

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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137 Stories

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“Just Apple Picking” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #63

Just Apple Picking Suzanne Marsh I should have titled this Lucy and Ethel pick apples, it is that sort of a story. My neighbor Sandy, was the type who was always talking about natural and organic vegetables and fruit. How delicious home grown items were. She, was always sending over samples. Tomato sauce that she canned or green beans fresh from the garden. She texted me one morning: “Hey, how would you like to go picking apples? There is an add in paper for Apple Granny's Barn in Middleport. It will be fun. Be ready at ten” I texted back:...

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“For the Blood of Scotland” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #62

For the Blood of Scotland Suzanne Marsh The old Crone of Galloch was absolutely furious! Cauldrons swirled around her cottage, the wind tore a swath of destruction through out the kingdom of King Angus. The Crone thought about the mischief she could cause, since King Angus forgot to invite her to the castle for the christening of Princess Isobel. Rumor had it the child was fair of face with a small rosebud mouth. Queen Saundra, refused to have anyone near her precious little baby. She and Angus had waited for a child for twenty years. Saundr...

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“Escape With Time” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #62

Escape With Time Suzanne Marsh Christmas Day 1932 Time seemed to stand still for Clyde Barrow, as he stood staring out the window of the Blue Bonnet Court, in Temple, Texas. They had ditched their other car after the Buckholtz Bank robbery. Clyde needed a new set of wheels. It was Christmas Day, 1932, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker had just robbed another bank, no one was killed in that particular robbery. Clyde, had seen Bonnie taking picture after picture with her Brownie Camera, that in and of itself was not anything to worry about; it ...

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“The Terrible Good Old Days” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #61

The Terrible Good Old Days Suzanne Marsh “Oh, for the good old days, when things were not as complicated.” I was all for living in the past, it had to be better than 2020. My dream was to restore the Chatsworth Ranch, just outside of Belton, Texas. We had moved to what had once been a cow pasture, that was where our home was. Dad, always chuckled when I would mention the good old days. I thought it would be easy without electricity, cell phones, pollution, no traffic, just horses. All the things we face today in 2020. Dad, decided it was tim...

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“Golden Eye” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #60

Golden Eye Suzanne Marsh He stood erect, his attire was a bluish green type toga. The thing that drew the attention of the few other survivors of the nuclear holocaust, this visitor had one Golden eye that reminded me of a picture of Cyclops I had seen. He quietly strode down the ramp of his ship. It reminded most of us of the Russian Turpolev PAK-DA Stealth Bombers, than had flown over us the day; all of the Unites States was obliterated. We were the few, who had survival skills. We were prepared, we had nuclear shelters. Now we were faci...

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“The House that Jack Built” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #59

The House that Jack Built Suzanne Marsh The add read: Lovely old home for sale cheap. Five Bedroom, two bath, gables, and huge bay window. Handyman Special. Smith Realtors 555-554-5678. It sounded like a dream home. My husband was out of town, we had been looking for a Mid Victorian home for what seemed forever, now it seemed I had found one. I called Smith Realtors, the agent was willing to meet with me that afternoon. I called my husband and told him about the house. He was stationed in Iraq, so it was my decision alone to make. He was due...

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“Cold is Cold But This Is Ridiculous!” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #59

Cold is Cold But This Is Ridiculous! Suzanne Marsh The QBC beeped three times, we had a load. The first beep was for the load assignment itself, we were going to Menomonee, Wisconsin. The second beep had the directions, the third was a message stating: this is NOT GOING TO MENOMONIE FALLS, WISCONSIN. Then I accepted the load. In 1995, there were no cell phones nor was there such a thing as a GPS. Rand McNally and the pay phone were the only tools to get from point a to point b. This point b was rapidly turning to the load from a frozen hell....

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“The Night the Lights Went Out” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #58

The Night the Lights Went Out Suzanne Marsh I was sixteen at the time when we lost power for two days. Two days without my computer, without a shower, without electricity. This was the nightmare of a lifetime. It all began when our weatherman predicted a severe thunder storm warning. We live in Texas, where the weather changes every five minutes. The lights began to flicker as the storm approached. The second boom of thunder, then a brilliant flash of lighting, and poof, the lights went out. We always had candles in reserve as well as flas...

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“I'm Stuck, I'm Stuck......” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #58

I'm Stuck, I'm Stuck.... Suzanne Marsh Thunder boomed, lighting flashed, the rain came down. I grabbed my umbrella from under the seat of my Porsche. I hoisted the umbrella, did the normal juggling act; umbrella in one arm, the other with my briefcase and my presentation board. My pin stripped skirt was becoming wetter and wetter as the deluge continued unabated. By the time I got to the door of the building I looked like a drowned rat. I just hoped most of the board was dry. My office was located on the sixteenth floor. I notice the light...

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“The Mysterious Mr. Lee” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #57

They Mysterious Mr. Lee Suzanne Marsh Professor Kent McMaster glanced around the classroom. He sighed, he was lecturing on General Robert E. Lee today. He had done a great deal of research for this lecture. He thought how statues were being desecrated, torn down, schools renamed. General Lee appeared to be a main target, of the unrest that plagued the country in 2020. “Today's topic is General Robert Edward Lee, CSA, a man of his time. Lee, was first and foremost a Virginian, who chose his state over the United States. I want to give you...

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“My Uncle the Priest” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #57

My Uncle the Priest Suzanne Marsh “Daddy, Mommy wake up!” I yelled. I was four years old, we lived in an older home that had a front porch. Sitting on the porch in a chair was my Uncle Georg. Dressed in black as most priests are. My Dad and Mom jumped out of bed. Racing down the stairs and there he sat. Uncle Georg was tall and rather heavy set, he had wavy dark auburn hair, and hazel eyes. He was also very eccentric, especially for a priest. I remember Mom, running to the door and asking him to come in. My Dad with a look of consternation o...

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“The Blind Leading the Blind” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #56

The Blind Leading the Blind Suzanne Marsh “Oh come on Nick, I am not going on another blind date! The last four were terrible.” “Look Tom, those were Linda's how about Melody, she wasn't that bad.” “Not that bad! She looked like Foo Foo the dog face girl, she didn't walk she waddled, her hair looked like a French Poodle with a bowl cut.” “Nick, you tell Linda no, no more blind dates, I won't go!” “ah come one Tom, maybe this one will be “Miss Perfect” you never know.” “I am still having nightmares about the last four. One looked like Dan Blo...

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“The Dragon's Lair” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #55

The Dragon's Lair Suzanne Marsh “baffle our foes, stand by the shore; follow they will not dare...” “George, will ye please listen ta reason! Charles Stuart has cost enough Scot lives. I kin assure ye that Blair Castle is being watched verra closely by the English. Ye lost ye title as Duke of Atholl. We have paid our dues to Charles Stuart.” George Murray glared angrily at his younger brother James, who was now the Duke of Atholl. “When this is over then it is over brother until then I will continue to support Charles Stuart.” James s...

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“Grietje's Secret” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #55

Grietje's Secret Suzanne Marsh 10 May, 1940 Rotterdam, Holland The Luftwaffe planes began flying over Rotterdam early in the morning the made a deafening roar. My parents heard through the “neighborhood grapevine”, the Germans were invading Holland. My Father Johnnes Aidenkamp, ran out the door, what he saw made him tremble. He informed my Mother Adda, that he wanted her to keep my brother Cas and I down in the cellar while Rotterdam was being bomb. He said he had a meeting to go to and would return around five o'clock. He took his b...

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“Consequence Equals Regret” by Sue Marsh

Submitted to Contest #55

Consequence Equals Regret Suzanne Marsh Her life was ebbing away in the sterile hospice room. I entered the room with her nurse; tears welled in my eyes. She had hospice call me informing me that she requested to see me, since I was her only niece. I had not seen Tante Maria for years; she had joined a cloistered monastery when I was a child. I could not imagine why she would want to speak with me now, but here I was. The nurse left us. I stood near the bed wondering if I should attempt to wake her or sneak back out. She began to stir and ...

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Author bio

Suzanne has been a writer since she began journaling at the age of 13. She has written two books: My Life as a Professional Seat Cover, which is about her adventures on a big rig and saw all lower 48 states. Up for Grabs is a science fiction story about a nuclear holocaust, how nanobots are used to clean up the nuclear waste and how the world changes.