Claire Jennings

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Perfect Life” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #82

TW: disordered eating, emotional abuse “Should you really be eating that?” Ella jumped, dropping a large blob of cream down her bright pink sweatshirt. She had gone into the kitchen to clear the dishes but had hidden a three pack of cream buns in there earlier. She hadn’t expected Jack to come in, as he never helped with the household chores. She was annoyed and embarrassed at being caught out. “I am starting a new programme tomorrow” she replied tersely “It’s online and it’s the newest way to transform your life. This is just ...

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“A Life Remembered” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #62

In the distance I can hear whirring and clanking. I try to open my eyes, but the stark light makes them sting and I immediately close my eyes again. My head is throbbing, and the noise is intruding into my brain like daggers. I can feel myself moving through a brightly lit tunnel, but I cannot work out where I am. The clanking stops and I can feel myself being wheeled on a trolley. My head still hurts too much to open my eyes, so I try to listen intently to what is going on. I concentrate as hard as I can, but my mind is drifting. I c...

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“A Changed Woman” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #61

I stepped out of the taxi and onto the pavement. My legs were shaking, but I knew that I had to do this. I had to face them all. I straightened myself up and took a deep breath. As I walked up to the door I could feel my confidence wavering, but I could hear my mum’s words still echoing in my ears. “You have to go Jess. You must show them that you have changed. You need them to know the adult that you have turned into, despite everything that happened” I knew that she was right. From the moment I had received the email about the school r...

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“A Non-Approved Relationship” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #60

I awoke with a start, and immediately sat up. Squinting into the darkness I realised the sound that had woken me up was just the wind banging the shutters against the window. I shivered in the damp barn and began looking through my bag doing a quick check of the food I had left. A small tin of beans, two individually wrapped after dinner mints, half a bottle of water and three cereal bars. I let out a sigh. I was feeling hungry, but at this rate my stash wouldn't last much longer. I hadn't managed to find any further food in the last few day...

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“None of my business” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #38

4th March"Did you know that a new woman has moved in next door, into Eric’s old house" Charley said, as she reached up to hang out the washing. "Yeah, poor Eric "Laurel glanced in the direction of number seventeen with a knowing look "Such a nice chap. It was obvious he wouldn't last long after Muriel died. He absolutely adored her. Died of a broken heart they say. Must be nice to have someone love you that much" "I'm surprised someone moved in so soon. I would have thought it needed a bit of work but apparently his son has decided...

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“Driving Distraction” by Claire Jennings

Submitted to Contest #31

As she started to pull out of the multi storey car park, the song began to play on the radio. It wasn’t that she didn’t like it, in fact it was one of her favourites. The only problem was that it reminded her too much of the good times. The music bathed her in warm memories. She wanted to be able to close her eyes and let those memories wash over her, taking her away from the weariness of the guilt that engulfed her daily.Stop it! She needed to concentrate on her drive home. She pressed the button to tune in to another radio station. This on...

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Author bio

I am very new to fiction writing. it is something that I have always wanted to do. I loved English at school, but that was many, many years ago. A lot of my working life has involved writing factual reports official documents, so it is nice to get a chance to use my imagination.