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Abigail Jean Jacques

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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A Fraud's Fortune

Abigail Jean Jacques

Submitted to Contest #127

“All of this is so insightful. Thank you, you’ve saved my life!”I sat there with the biggest grin on my face as my last client for the day thanked me.“How can I ever repay you?” she asked.“By paying me!” I exclaimed jokingly.Only, I meant it.Nothing was more important to me than my clients, except the money they’re supposed to give me after every reading. As she left the shop I raced to lock the door behind her and draw the blinds.My pet owl, Mr. Sage sat peacefully on his wooden perch while I counted the day’s earnings.Sometimes, I think he...

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The Missing Piece

Abigail Jean Jacques

Submitted to Contest #126

Ahh, New Year’s Eve. The one time of year that Moonlight (myself) gets to escape all the other family-holiday shenanigans and can just get some quiet time to herself. The bartender knew my face by now, I had been to this same Rustic Lounge for three years straight. "Alas, the twenty-two to my forty-four.” Scratch the quiet along with the time to myself. "Excuse me?" I replied. "I see you here every year. You always wear your hair up, like a pineapple. You also have a tattoo of the number 22 on the right side of your neck." A ...

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