Isla Vance

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

Stories (2)

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“The Passenger” by Isla Vance

Submitted to Contest #27

The Passenger            This is my first train ride. A year of firsts. The train has a waiting room quality. A faux modern look. It’s not as noisy as I expected. Quiet conversations around me are welcome distractions from my thoughts. I’m glad I don’t know anyone here. I'm shit at waiting room chitchat. The kind that is expected on long journeys in close quarters. I am grateful to be seated alone. I feel slightly nauseous and want the freedom to get up quick if needed. Without trip...

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“Hope & Harmony” by Isla Vance

Submitted to Contest #26

Hope & Harmony            What happened to my brother was the biggest cheat of all. He always was the brave one out of us siblings. If anyone would succeed at living life on their own terms, we all knew it would be him. I was not the least bit surprised when he announced to Mom and Dad that he was leaving Hope & Harmony (a misnomer if there ever was one.) I was only 11 at the time. Sammy was 20. But even then, I understood what it meant. His leaving made it a possibility in ...

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Author bio

My name is Jessi. I often go by Isla when I write. I have six beautiful children who tolerate me staring blankly into a screen as I write (most of the time). I am a home care aid by day, but writing is where my heart is. I live in rural NB on a goat and poultry farm with my family. Life is never dull.