Gracie Jean

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“Differing Dreams 2.0” by Gracie Jean

*I'm really passionate about fixing my past mistakes. It's the only true way to get better at something, especially writing. Every time I go back through my old works, I find so many things that sound... well, horrible. This story doesn't really fit into this prompt, but I feel like it's a good time to give it a little more sophistication, especially after two years. Anyways, it's just a short little thing, so to all those who stumble upon this, enjoy :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Have you ever wondered why we...

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“So I Keep Lying” by Gracie Jean

*Trigger Warning* I don't want to say what the trigger is because that could be a trigger in and of itself, but there are a couple of things mentioned in here that might be hard for some people to read. Don't say I didn't warn you. And yes, everything I wrote came from my own experiences. As if anyone will ever read this.Everything in life is a lie. When your mother tells you stop crossing your eyes because you'll get stuck like that, she's actually just embarrassed of you. When your sister says all her friends are leaving her, she really me...

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“Woody” by Gracie Jean

Submitted to Contest #98

"I'll never let it happen, Woody," I said. Tears were running down my face and onto the pillow under my chin, betraying my life-long effort to conceal all emotions.But since there wasn't anyone in the room besides Woody, I didn't care. I was looking straight into his perfect, copper eyes, while he stared up an me from the floor, confused. I'm sure he was just as frightened by my behavior as I was about my family's disgusting traditions."I promise, boy. I don't think you understand, but you'll have to stay close to me."Woody was the kind of d...

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“Shy Guy” by Gracie Jean

Submitted to Contest #54

Trust me, I’ve heard everything,” Alan said. “I don’t think you can list something I haven’t thought about already.” Alan was splayed on his bed. He felt uncomfortable laying like this with someone else in the room, even if it was Sally. But he also didn’t feel like moving. “I think you can do it. You just have to practice,” Sally said, looking down at Alan’s strange position. His left hand was under his head and the other arm was sticking straight out, dangling over the side of the bed. His legs were straight but lay awkwardly apart from ea...

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“Differing Dreams” by Gracie Jean

Submitted to Contest #50

“Have you ever wondered why… why we live like this? Not just us, but everyone. It’s weird.” The heat outside was unbearable that day. Colorado winters can drop down to temps that would scare away a bear, and now that I think about it, it does. But people forget that summers in some Colorado counties can be just as hot as Arizona. All the birds and clouds must have been blown away by the hot wind, allowing the sun to glide freely onto every building, tree, or exposed scalp of unfortunate pedestrians. I turned to look at Skylar, contemplating ...

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“You Can't Hold it in Forever” by Gracie Jean

Submitted to Contest #37

Pulling her hood farther down her face, and shoving her thin fingers deep into the pocket on her sweatshirt, she trudged on through the dim hallway of Sandstone Springs High SchoolKaya had arrived very early in the morning, or at least to her standards. The sunlight had not yet skipped over the mountains of the valley, and Sandstone Springs remained soaked in a cool, deep shadow. Kaya welcomed the darkness of the early morning like a friend. The daytime would adorn her with an even darker cloak than the one blanketing the mountains.She kept ...

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“Night Terrors” by Gracie Jean

Submitted to Contest #36

April 1God. God, oh God. I don't think I will forget, ever. Right now, it is 12:23 in the morning. And I am awake! What the heck, I'm so tired I can barely move. But I can't sleep! For the past two nights, I have been having terrible dreams. Oh, god! Never in my life have ever experienced such terrifying things. I didn't write about my dream yesterday because I thought it was nothing. But now? I am so tired, but I can't close my eyes. Every time my eyes feel as though they can stay open no longer, the ghastly images flood back into my vision...

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Author bio

Hello there Reedsy wanderer! I can only imagine the sort of internet-rabbit hole you fell through to get here, but you're welcome all the same. I started posting these stories when I was in eighth grade, and at least four of them are from then, so I hope you're not expecting much XD Well, I've lived in Colorado my whole life (which you might have guessed if you've read a couple of my things) and I love the mountains and forests. I grew up in a super tight valley so (fun fact) I'm like the opposite of claustrophobic. I'm currently 17 years old and I'm going to be a senior in high school. I've always loved reading and writing. When I was a pretty young kid I decided I wanted to be an "author" and since then I've pretty much never strayed very far from that dream. I haven't ever really written much in the past because of a strange combination of writers' block and self-doubt, but recently I've been getting a lot better and hopefully I'll find the courage and motivation to begin writing some real stuff soon. Sometimes I check here to read through my stuff, maybe write a thing or two more. I find it really interesting to analyze the steady progress I've been making for the past couple of years. I love reading fantasy and dystopian novels, but I usually write more realistic stuff because I like to incorporate themes from my own life. However, if you've read "You Can't Hold it in Forever", don't worry, my parents are fine. (Oh, and my parents don't eat dogs either XD). So yeah, thanks for reading through my stupidly long bio and I hope that some of my newer stuff tickles your fancy :) ("So I Keep Lying" and "Differing Dreams 2.0" are definitely my best works so far)