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Kathy Tauber

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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Cosmic Journeys

Cosmic Journey Kathy Tauber B-o-r-e-d. Shamus is b-o-r-e-d. His entire smalltown life has been and forever will be b-o-r-i-n-g. The same routine: sleep, eat, work part time at the hardware store. For extracurricular activities it’s chess or cybergames. His home life consists of menial chores: mowing the lawn, making his bed, bathing and feeding Caesar, his Golden Retriever. Conversations with the folks are uneventful. “How was your day?” “Have any plans for the weekend?” (They know the answer since they always have an opinion about his weeke...

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High Noon and the Box

Weekly Contest #133

High Noon and the Box The man, sitting on the new vinyl bench, is impeccably dressed in an aged tweed sport coat with worn leather elbow patches, a starched yellowed shirt with a button-down collar, and her favorite tie, a wide, navy and gold one with a flawless knot. His khaki pants droop when he stands, but the wing tip shoes, as ancient as the coat, are polished to a mirrored finish. On his lap, his thin, wrinkled hands gently hold a small square pink box with a matching polka dot bow. He’s attentive to it. When the wind blows a few stra...

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