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Susan Monroe McGrath

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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The Forecast

Susan Monroe McGrath

Submitted to Contest #200

“Good morning, everyone. Welcome to The Forecast, where I give you a look ahead at the weather and more.” Brit paused for a moment to give herself a blank space in the audio, a cue to add in the intro music when she edited later today. She scanned down her notes, the scribbles she had made over the last twenty-four hours. Nothing too exciting today. The weather, of course, including a storm front crossing over the city around lunchtime. Smoke drifting over from wildfires on the coast. A small uptick in the stock market. No mass shootings, ...

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Alice's Secret

Susan Monroe McGrath

Submitted to Contest #55

“Can you keep a secret?” Alice lifted her head, shifting her attention from the salad she was pushing around on the plate in front of her to the man standing at her side. Justin leaned close, his body curved over Alice, his breath carrying traces of malted wheat as his words brushed across her skin. Alice narrowed her eyes and pointed at the chair across from her. Justin straightened his body away from her to pull the chair out, the steel feet of the black legs scraping across the concrete of the coffee shop patio. He dropped h...

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Solitaire

Susan Monroe McGrath

Submitted to Contest #36

July 2I think that’s today’s date. I’m not entirely sure. Which is why I started this journal. I’m worried I’m going to lose track of how long I’ve been here, lose track of when I get to go back home. I’m mostly sure I’ve been here a week?I’ll know in a couple of days if I have the date right. There’s a public camp site close enough that I’ll hear the illegal fireworks.I also thought it might be good for posterity or something for me to keep track of my experience. A girl on her own in the wilds of Utah. Just me, a 40 gallon drum of the kind...

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