Isabel Jewell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“Howl for Home” by Isabel Jewell

Submitted to Contest #245

They circled each other, the ancient ritual of the eijak, teeth bared, hackles raised. The snow was soft, but not fresh. Each member of the pack watched in agony. A low growl sprung from Aakon’s chest. He was willing to die, but not for his family. Because if he died for them, they all died. He imagined the newborn pups, bundled in their furs, too young to Shift. Helpless, blind. He was not ready to kill, especially not his blood-brother, but Toran left him with no choice: one of them was to die. Toran had called upon the Tradition of Mig...

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“The Last Ceaseless” by Isabel Jewell

Submitted to Contest #244

California, 2160 Theo’s eyes shifted uneasily to the body beside him. He’s not dead, he tried to reassure himself. Well, he’s not alive either, his conscience retorted. Guilt ate at him like a zombie. But how was this his fault? He never asked to be a dead man’s babysitter . . . Well, not dead. And he’s 700 and some years older than you. It was hard to imagine what it would be like to be frozen, asleep in a tank, even as Theo pressed his finger pads against the frosty glass. Not when the earth was burning. Dry. How bad could a pr...

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Author bio

Hi! I'm Isabel, a professional Canadian night owl who works at a hospital in the day, and writes by night. My favourite things are singing my heart out in the shower, playing weird variants of chess, bingeing anything sci-fi, and daydreaming to death.