Jacqueline Jones

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“Betrayal” by Jacqueline Jones

Submitted to Contest #259

BetrayalNo matter the time, the place, the culture, or the people, betrayal looks and feels the same. There may be a new cast of characters with different names and faces, playing various roles in the age-old drama of love and romance. Still, the negative feelings of denunciation, refusal, and denial associated with rejection remain the same.Enmeshed in a loveless marriage arrangement, a woman named Hannah becomes an unwilling participant in the role of the romantically rejected. She was born into a gentry upper-class society that expects he...

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“The Act of Letting Go” by Jacqueline Jones

Submitted to Contest #258

"The Act of Letting Go"byJacqueline D. JonesThe water flows along gently as Reva stands under the trees at the edge of the river, gazing at the pristine, undisturbed meadow and the glassy surface of the water reflecting the light of the sun. It is a perfect day, with the flowers vividly arrayed in full bloom underneath the clear blue sky. With camera in hand, she glances over the landscape, waiting for the moment to capture the right image.Surrounded by such breathtaking scenery, Reva doesn’t know where to fix her eyes, and she wonders why s...

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“The Watchers in The Stand” by Jacqueline Jones

Submitted to Contest #256

The Watchers in The Stand With great anticipation, the fans wait as one by one; the runners appear on the field from the tunnels beneath the stands where they sit. Everyone looks on intently as each competitor takes a position in their assigned starting blocks. Some stretch, and flex, while others run, or leap in place to warm-up their limbs; after all, this is the reason they have come: to race, to challenge their peers, and to win. They have endured a grueling regimen of training and exercise, and are in peak physical condition. And it was...

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