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Marcia Calhoun Forecki

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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The Rescue

Submitted to Contest #288

The RescueBy Marcia Calhoun Forecki            I had not eaten all day, except for half a sandwich. One of the volunteers at the rescue staging area handed me a sandwich as I ran past her. I thanked her with a wave of my throw bag without stopping. My partner was already in the boat. A car went into the water upstream off a collapsed bridge. I bit off as much sandwich as I could without choking and threw the rest into the spate.          &nbs...

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The Obit

Submitted to Contest #278

The ObitBy Marcia Calhoun Forecki            My first thought when I saw the obituary was, “It’s about time.” I felt sorry for Judson, sure. I knew he would take his brother’s death hard, no matter how badly Lyle treated him all those years.            Judson Spray had been my foreman at North American Aviation in Fairfax, Kansas. I hired on in 1942. The huge plant (over 1 million square feet) produced B-25 Mitchell bombers. Men and ...

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Property Management

Submitted to Contest #273

Property Management            “Is this the property management office?” I asked.            “That’s what the sign says,” the woman behind the cluttered desk answered. She continued rummaging through a mountain-slide pile of file folders.            “I’m Woodson Donnelly,” I said, thinking she might be searching for my file.          &...

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