Jackie Fallis

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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“The Worst.” by Jackie Fallis

Submitted to Contest #77

I ain’t afraid of snow. It ain’t done nothing to me, didn’t take my da or my ma, never trapped me nowhere. I just don’t like it, and don’t like how it’s coming down and covering my front yard. It’s cold, for one. A seeping cold, gets into you and goes deeper and deeper until you realize how far it’s already in, like sadness. Depression. Those sorta things. They’re wintery. Snowy. Bitey, I guess. Don’t like that neither. Chilly’s okay. That crisp air in the fall when the leaves ain’t quite sure if they’re meant to be falling yet or n...

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“Old Things Anew” by Jackie Fallis

Submitted to Contest #69

“Wait, hang on,” Meliss said, “how do you turn your camera on again?” “Bottom left,” said her brother, Derrick. “The, uh, camera button.” “Can people hear me now?” That was Aunt Maddie, heard by everyone even as they were shown a live feed of a ceiling. Meliss’ camera turned on finally and she waved at her family, straightening her shirt a little right after. And her hair. She wasn’t the only one, either. Many of the 20 little windows had people fidgeting with something to make their scene better. Andy was fixing his three-tie...

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