Chelsea Caffey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“The Key To Less Cortisol ” by Chelsea Caffey

Submitted to Contest #255

Warning: some swearing and sexual referenceIf there is anything more irritating than when my children refuse to get buckled in their car seats, it is when they don’t actually mind getting buckled in their car seats, and the only thing standing between me and backing out of my driveway is my goddamn missing keys. I’ve lost my keys or something of equal importance so often that I’ve unwittingly conditioned my two-year-old to ask if I have my (insert thing I forgot yesterday) every time I switch into reverse.Sometimes a mild case of absent-mind...

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“Jacques ” by Chelsea Caffey

Submitted to Contest #222

Sensitive Content Warning: Foul language due to quotes from true characters. “In this dance company, I need motherfuckers.” Jacques Heim deadpanned at the cattle call of auditionees surrounding his feet. I gulped and sat up straighter. Seven words in, and I wondered if I had made the wrong decision in coming here. “I need creators, and collaborators. I need athletes and acrobats,” he went on cutting every syllable with a knife in his thick French accent. Fear and intrigue flickered inside me. He looked mad dressed in all black and combat boo...

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