Jacqueline Salinas

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

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“Creature Comforts - Winter” by Jacqueline Salinas

Submitted to Contest #287

        The dark creeped into the house. In my area, winters could get rather harsh. Polar vortices near the lake have become more common over the years. In the more populated areas people tried to work and act like the weather was more of an inconvenience than a hazard. For those of us who lived out in the sticks, we all had our routines for when the storms would hit.              Before the dark would take over, I would set a kettl...

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“Reflection on My Deathbed” by Jacqueline Salinas

Submitted to Contest #286

      TW/CW: This story does mention sexual violence, infidelity, domestic problems, manipulation, death being mentioned, and some strong language. You have been warned. My room is mostly silent. Silence punctuated with the sound of the EKG machine, oxygen, and my own labored breathing. Outside of my room I can hear the hospice staff, moving about and talking with each other and other patients. If you’re lucky you get to hear a room full of people, murmurs of loved ones gathering to provide some measure of com...

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