Hayley-Jenifer Brennan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Son” by Hayley-Jenifer Brennan

Submitted to Contest #230

Mr. Douglas stood in darkness, surrounded on four sides by the walls of the shelter. He was barely able to make out the shapes of the tools and fabrics that stood to attention like soldiers, ready to aid in the renovation of the barn as a wedding place. The troop of construction workers had retired long ago; the decorative white fabrics now hung half mast, the glue guns and nail guns and soldering guns piled into forgotten heaps on the dirty ground. The battle to turn this old place into a beautiful wedding venue was only half over. If a cea...

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“Under the Mistletoe” by Hayley-Jenifer Brennan

Submitted to Contest #229

‘Excuse me, Jihoon—' My gaze tracked the voice to the other side of the office. ‘—could you—' ‘No.’ I rolled my eyes. Jihoon Kang. The son of our school’s director was working off his debt having crashed his birthday present. ‘. . .Paige?’ Yura turned to me. I chewed my lip. ‘Yes, Yura?’ Jihoon caught my eye. He shook his head, mouthing: “say no”. I ignored him. ‘I know you’re busy,’ Yura said. ‘But we’ve got a booking for Christmas Day.’ My eyes widened. ‘Who booked this?’ ‘I’ll bet it was my dad,’ Jihoon scoffed. ‘We looooove Christmas.’ ‘...

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Author bio

Chicken and musical enthusiast. Webtoon editor and debut novelist. 🇮🇪🇰🇷