Grant Jahn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Project Dawn” by Grant Jahn

Submitted to Contest #194

Space outside the window is a particularly dead shade of black. He wanted to time the rotation of the station so that Earth would appear to rise in his and Lacey’s window. It’s something that he had asked Lacey, but she told him it would be best if they didn’t see it rise. She said it made her sad. Her opinion was and is the only one that matters. Everyone else besides them is dead.“And It’s another day, Desmond Bradley.” His personalized alarm chimes backdropped by deep and ambient synth. As close to a beautiful sunrise as he’ll get. “Curre...

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“Breakdown” by Grant Jahn

Submitted to Contest #193

The sun is at its peak. And Russell is sweating. “The car’s turning into a hotbox, Jake.” He says. “Even with these windows down. How much longer do you think?” His friend peaks from behind the open hood of the car. Even that little sliver of image through a dusty windshield, is like looking at a mirror. Short curls, defined jaw, beady eyes. The only difference is the glasses. Even after all of this time, these two friends still look exactly like each other. Last night, the bartender kept doing double-takes because Jake was wearing contact...

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Author bio

I'm an author of dystopian, speculative, and science fiction. You can find my two novels, Fissure and Follome, both in paperback and ebook on Amazon and other marketplaces!