Elle Jae

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“For Whom We Are Gathered” by Elle Jae

Submitted to Contest #93

From his vantage point sitting on a strange sofa in an unfamiliar living room, Al grumbled to himself while he watched the various goings on around him. His extended family was large and boisterous and always itching for a gathering. As for himself, Al and his wife of forever years, Ama had a neat little family. Two kids. Imani and Al Jr. Two kids they’d raised to be smart, sensible and classy. A snotty-nosed, laughing child ran past Al, narrowly missing stomping on his feet. I don’t ...

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“Shutter” by Elle Jae

Submitted to Contest #92

It was morning. I knew because my alarm was chiming its disgustingly, sweet tones. Persistently, the alarm chimed with the sound of synthetic ascending tones. Actually, the name of the ringtone was Ascending. My sister set it for me. I groaned because I had to root around on my nightstand to shut the infernal thing off. The ringtone was supposed to be energetic and uplifting. It was supposed to help start my day on a bright note. The only thing those cloying, happy sequences of tones did was remind me of all that I'd lost. Nothing ...

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