Iris Griffin

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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“Alex and Jared ” by Iris Griffin

Submitted to Contest #259

When Jared Hayes was born on an early February morning in 2003 - Alex Hayes became a brother. His first thought about Jared – and babies as a whole population, was that they looked weird, and too squishy to be real.  Second, he decided Jared should never feel alone in the dark, at least not on his watch. ….  When Jared was 8, Alex made him take the training wheels off his bike. He wanted to teach him how to ride like a teenager, a pro. After a few false starts, Jared made enough progress to carve nebulous, timid paths into the...

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I enjoy writing and reading stories that center around themes of family and connection, as well as science fiction.