Jade Lawson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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“The Currency of Knowledge” by Jade Lawson

Submitted to Contest #223

I was vibrating with the conflicting urge to hurry and the need to not draw attention to myself. Turning sharply down an aisle, I forced a smile and nod at the other student who looked up as he was flipping through a text before putting the book back. I breathed a little more easily once I reached the end of the aisle. This section of the library had less of a footpath lately due to them updating the electrical system in the study rooms. But things evidently have been slow going, making it much darker along this str...

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“Haunted” by Jade Lawson

The couch groaned in commiseration as I flopped down. With a sigh, I rubbed my eyes, then began to take off my jewelry. It took minutes to carelessly unmake what had taken an hour and half to assemble, but it was sort of cathartic. Almost like I was cleaning myself of yet another disastrous date.  “Bad night?”  Slumped low in my green velvet chair was the reason why I wouldn’t go on a thir...

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“The Love Letter” by Jade Lawson

Submitted to Contest #221

The house is empty. Dark now that the sun has set. I could turn on a light. But they give me headaches.  Instead I move aside the curtain, letting in the orangey glow from a nearby street lamp.  The driveway is still empty.  I hate it when Jason is gone. It makes me feel like when you cut an avocado in half. Exposed, browning and rotting, holding my arms out for my other half to be returned. ...

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