Jacqueline Cantú

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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“Life Overnight” by Jacqueline Cantú

Submitted to Contest #96

“Should I send it?”Silence.“Ami?”I shake my head as I tune into the present. “Yeah, send it.”“You didn’t even read what I put!”“Oh my god, Lili, you’ve rewritten that one-worded message for the past hour. ‘Hey’ sounds perfect. Just send it already.”I open my notebook and pretend to study my English notes. I know a good best friend would be better to help with messaging a crush for the first time, but Lili’s indecisiveness has diluted the excitement. She probably wants to tell me I feel this way because I’m a Virgo, to which I would laugh and...

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“Remember Me?” by Jacqueline Cantú

Submitted to Contest #65

“Time?” my sister, Ana, dryly blurts out without taking her eyes off the TV screen. “Not sure. My phone’s dead,” I sigh with a heavy hint of boredom. We’re sitting on our couch, scouring through Netflix for a movie or TV show that strikes our interest in the slightest. This isn’t much different than any other Friday night, but tonight especially stings because it is the first Halloween—or, Halloween Eve, I should say—that we’ll be spending at home due to the pandemic. Ana’s birthday falls on Halloween, so we make sure to go all out every ye...

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Hi, I'm Jacqui. (she/her/ella) I love reading stories, but I love telling them even more! If I'm not writing stories, I'm illustrating them. We should be friends! :)-/-< Thanks for stopping by!