Suzanne Marsh

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

Stories (205)

205 Stories

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“Bound for Marrakesh” by Suzanne Marsh

Bound for Marrakesh Suzanne Marsh Clouds seemed to be her thing on these exotic vacations her family planned every year. Jenny Bagatelli, often found herself wondering what a normal vacation to say Disney World would be like, instead her she was with her family on the may to Marrakesh, Morocco. The thought entered her mind that now that she was eighteen, maybe she could just go off by herself and see Marrakesh. Her brother Tony had mentioned to her father that she was no eighteen, perhaps it was time to bring her into the f...

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“The Queen Of” by Suzanne Marsh

The Queen Of Suzanne Marsh It was one of those games on the computer XYZ? It stated my AI person, a queen. I thought queen of what? Queen of the theater, queen of hearts, queen of England, queen of the jungle, maybe queen of the wild frontier, the of Sheeba, what. What would it be like to be a queen? What about the human factor? AI, does not seem to cope with humans at least not thus far in the history of the human race. I thought perhaps I should be queen of the England. I thought about being queen during the reign of King...

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“What is That?” by Suzanne Marsh

What Is That? Suzanne Marsh Zorch and Dorch boarded their space ship, they were being sent to earth, to help their planet understand earthlings and their strange ways. The AI’s had been studying earth for thosands of years, most of the time simply shaking their small green heads in wonder. They would reach earth in the year 2024, a time of terror on earth. They hoped they would be able to help. They had the acquired knowledge to change from an AI to a human. They did not wish to scare the earthlings. They landed near area f...

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“A Sad Commentary” by Suzanne Marsh

A Sad Commentary Suzanne Marsh July 4,1863 My dear Louisa, I don’t even know where to start, I am stunned at the loss of life yesterday. Our campaign North took us to the small town of Gettysburg. Gettysburg is a place I don’t think I will ever forget. Everything went wrong, all at once. I wish you were here with me, I need to talk about this to someone who is less objective the General Lee. This battle at Gettysburg, wiped out almost all of Pickett’s Division. Perhaps I should start from the beginning. The first tw...

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“Cousins and Pen Pals” by Suzanne Marsh

Cousins and Pen Pals Suzanne Marsh I was fifteen years old when “The Beatles” became the group to listen to. The problem was, I did not really like their sound, most of their songs were okay but I was training to be a classical pianist. My cousin, on the other hand thought “The Beatles” were the greatest thing since Macaroni and Cheese. We were just not on the same page. November 29, 1963 Dear Cuz, Have you heard that great hit I Want to Hold Your Hand? “The Beatles” are the greatest. John is o...

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“By The Light of the Candle” by Suzanne Marsh

By Light of the Candle TEXAS 1836 Suzanne Marsh Flames danced in the small stone fireplace, as an owl hooted. The sound startled Hannah Putnam. She was anxiously awaiting the return of her husband Tom, from his hunting trip. Game was plentiful here in Texas. Once again, she heard the hoot of the owl, she went to the one window in the small wooden cabin, she could see nothing but a dark void. It was a moonless night, she felt so alone, even though her son Edgar was close by her side. She heard what she thought was a coyote...

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“Hiding in Plain Sight” by Suzanne Marsh

Hiding In Plain Sight Suzanne Marsh Hico, Texas 1948 The octogenarian sat peacefully drinking a beer, waiting for some of the boys in the area to talk to him; about his gun slinging days. Days, he had tried to forget, days that broke his mama’s heart. He thought about those things now, he would be ninety soon. The good old days seemed to have disappeared from his horizon. A boy of twelve walked over to him: “Hey, draw old man.” The boy waited as the old man gave him a sharp look: “Boy, you don’t ever say that to me or any g...

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“The Alone Part” by Suzanne Marsh

The Alone Part Suzanne Marsh The spherical shaped object hovered over the desert then made its descent onto the desert floor. The creatures in the object took on human form before exciting the craft. The leader of their group; Mihcel spoke: “Our mission here is to convince earthlings we come in peace but with a warning, they must find better sources of energy, their carbons are killing our planet, as it will kill theirs.” There are three of us, we will each go into one of their large citi...

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“Clean It Up” by Suzanne Marsh

Hiding In Plain View Suzanne Marsh “Mister President, sir, the aliens have arrived. They landed on the Space Needle in Seattle. ‘ “Good, have the Defense Department contact them to set up a meeting. I don’t know why they are here but we have to be diligent. “ “Sir, I will that immediately.” Adam Johnson turned on his heel and left the president of the United States to his own devises. Adam had come with President James T. Thompson as his private secretary. Adam, sat down at his blond oak desk. He dialed the Secretary of Def...

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“"Are We There Yet?"” by Suzanne Marsh

Are We There Yet? Suzanne Marsh 1960 “I don’t want her to go!” “She is going, that is the end of it right here, right now, Behave yourself.” It was the summer of 1960, it was a family vacation or so my parents indicated, however the glitch was, we were taking my cousin Sandy. Sandy, like her sisters was a whinny kid. The very thought of spending an entire week with was more than I could stand. I was eleven, already getting into all sorts of trouble. Sandy was simply an obstacle I had not planned on. We stopped in Utica for ...

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“The Last Texaco” by Suzanne Marsh

The Last Texaco Suzanne Marsh “Where are we?” “I don’t know?” “You said you could read a map!” “I can,” “Then how did we end up here going to Langtry, Texas.” “According to good old Rand McNally we are on the right road.” “Can’t be, we are supposed to be heading to El Paso. Let me see the map.” “We are almost out of hours, we need to find a truck stop now.” “No go, not until we get to Pecos.” “Look, we can’t keep driving I am almost at the fourteen hour.” “Check the truck stop book there has to be something alon...

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“I Remember Norma” by Suzanne Marsh

I Remember Norma Suzanne Marsh After pop passed away, I faced the daunting task of clearing the house out. Everywhere I looked it reminded me of my pop and the loss I was feeling. I am a great procrastinator so instead of going up to the attic and working my way done, I started in the basement and worked my way up to the attic. I was any only child, I played with dolls until I almost a teenager, then I discovered boys. I walked through my old upstairs bedroom opened the door to the attic, and sighed thinking: ‘where do I begin what do I th...

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“A Treasure in the Attic” by Suzanne Marsh

A Treasure in the Attic Suzanne Marsh July 3th, 1920 “Millie, there’s something I want you to get for me from the attic, get Matt to help you it’s my travel trunk from the time I was a Major, during the Second Rebellion.” Millie, knew her father was dying, he could not catch his breath. She headed out of the room toward the wooden circular staircase that went up into the attic. She and Matt, her brother entered the attic, through a wooden door worn with the years it was used. The door creaked open, evidently, her father ha...

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“Ragged Edges” by Suzanne Marsh

Ragged Edges Suzanne Marsh “CUT” Yelled Stan Blocker, director and co producer of the film Ragged Edges. Difficulties were an everyday occurrence on the set. It was almost as if the movie were cursed or so Stan was beginning to think. Ragged Edges was an academy award winning material, Stan wanted to make it the best it could be. The film had a cast of super stars that was costing the studio mega dollars. Sam thought about the story line as he yelled CUT, a story of the worn torn south, during the ...

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“The Twist of Fate” by Suzanne Marsh

The Twist of Fate Suzanne Marsh “Hey, are you sure we are on the right road?” Grant Mellon; one of the journalists, who were seeking the location of a laboratory that was testing a Filo Virus as a biological weapon. Russia had been making claims that the United States was supplying the Ukraine with biological warfare weapons. Stating to the world that was the primary reason that Russia invaded the Ukraine. Time would tell, as the journalists traveled toward Kiev in the LADA Gr...

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Author bio

I have been writing since I was thirteen; The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was my inspiration. I am retired now and still writing. I have two self published books My Life as a Professional Seat Cover, things that happened when I was on the road with my husband who is a truck driver my second book is Up for Grabs that is a story about nanobots and what could happen here in the USA. My husband and I just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We have three children, ten grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren with three more on the way. One is little girl the other is twins; identical twins. I live in Temple Tx with four small dogs.