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Claudine Bailey

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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Twin Adventure: Heroes, Gratitude, and Unashamed

Claudine Bailey

Submitted to Contest #261

“All heroes wear cape,” said Junior. Junior was one of the teens from the Linstead district, where Grandma Keturah lived. He’d met Sean at the Rio Cobre river, the week before. When they learned they were neighbours they made plans to hang out. They were at Juici Patties, a Jamaican fast food outlet located in Linstead Plaza, pouring over an Avenger movie. Sadie rolled her eyes as she bit into her beef patty. She wondered why they hadn’t stayed home. Their grandmother had gone to the market to sell some gro...

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Twin Adventure: A Spirit, A Dream, A Deliverance

Claudine Bailey

Submitted to Contest #260

An invisible hand grabbed Sadie’s leg, dragging her to the edge of her tiny twin-sized bed. “Sean!” Sadie hollered. Her fourteen-year-old twin leapt to her aid. “Sadie,” he said the same time as the door busted open and their grandmother Keturah entered their bedroom. “You, unclean spirit, get out of my house in the name of Jesus!” Grandma Keturah commanded. &nb...

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Twin Adventures: The Secret, A Curse, A Monster

Claudine Bailey

Submitted to Contest #259

The Richardson, the wealthiest family in Linstead, Jamaica, had decided to host a barbecue. Twins, Sean and Sadie were arguing over which juice to take from a cooler when a car swerved into the driveway.A woman came out of the old station wagon, with rollers in her hair and yard slippers on her feet. "Trevor! Trevor!"“Let’s go to the back,” Sean said. The back was where the other kids were, playing water sports.Sadie wanted to get in on the action. She pushed through the throng of people that had now encircled the woman. “Trevor, what d...

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Twin Adventure: A Cherub, Rainbow and Giant

Claudine Bailey

Submitted to Contest #258

Click! Click! “Sadie, come on.” Click! “One more,” fourteen-year-old Sadie said. Click! Click! Sean groaned. “That’s what you said half an hour ago.” Sadie sighed and lowered the camera. “Fine. Let’s go.” It was the summer holiday. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, who were on a diplomatic tour in New York, had sent the twins to Jamaica to spend the holiday with their grandma, Keturah. Sadie had created a scene about the arrangement, so their father had b...

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