Jackson Manley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Snowy Tragedies” by Jackson Manley

Submitted to Contest #23

The bright lights from buildings all around shined in the windows of my apartment, allowing me to see the snow outside. “I’m sorry, Mom. The weather has been unpredictable these days. We’re supposed to get up to six inches.”I can hear her sigh through the phone, her disappointment obvious. “Will you still be able to make it for New Years?”“I don’t think so. Some roads are already being blocked off.”After bearing a goodbye, I hung up the phone, sitting down on the couch with a blanket of guilt. This is going to be a long holiday, I thought to...

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“Sandy Grounds” by Jackson Manley

Submitted to Contest #3

“You can’t be serious,” my mother said over the phone. I sighed deeply, “Mom, I’ll be fine. I am just going back to see a friend, that is all.” “For how long?” the worry still showing through her words. “Four days, three nights.” “Noah, honey, it’s not safe.”I had spent nearly half an hour trying to convince her that I would be fine, causing her to hang up on me out of frustration. After texting Valerie, the girl I’d be visiting, I began packing the necessities for an out of town trip.My phone lit up in the darkness of my bedroom, making me ...

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“Assassination on Gore” by Jackson Manley

Submitted to Contest #2

I woke up earlier than normal, despite being off from work. This horrible flu had gotten to me, making my body week and my brain incapable of fulfilling my position at the auto shop. It had been a fight, but my boss had eventually noticed the stream of snot leaking from my nose.The digital clock on my bedside read a quarter past four in the morning. I groaned, letting myself fall back onto the thin layer of memory foam covering my mattress. Something struck my left shoulder blade, catching me off guard. I cussed under my breath, my hand goin...

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“Fine like Wine” by Jackson Manley

Submitted to Contest #1

The snow had begun to melt, though it was only February, global warming had screwed with the seasons, causing winter to only last a few months.The insomnia had brought me awake just before three in the morning. Maybe it hadn’t been the insomnia, maybe it had simply been the nightmares, maybe a combination of both. Most of the nurses were still in the breakroom, using stupid ghost detector apps or playing cards for the spare change they kept in their purses and fanny packs. The nurses who were actually doing their job were trying to calm resi...

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“Birthday Boy” by Jackson Manley

Submitted to Contest #1

Birthday boybyStacy “Just throw him a regular birthday party. You know, balloons filling the living room, presents wrapped in colorful wrapping paper. Stuff like that” my boss, Jenny Williams, said, sitting behind her desk, studying this week’s numbers. “You don’t understand. This is my first year that I have custody the week of Owen’s birthday. It has to be perfect.” “You have him for the entire week?” she asked, closing the screen of her computer, more intrigued by the previous statement. “I have an idea.”The checkout line in the loc...

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