Jade L.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Norikaii” by Jade L.

Submitted to Contest #98

Yenka never liked talking about Norikaii. Every time we would ask, he would turn his head away, drawing his thoughts in, sitting with his memories, and shutting us out. I was born and raised in Inknaye, a little village where everyone knew everyone else. We stood at the border of Norikaii, close enough to see some of their taller buildings against the sky, but far enough that the stories of the war and everything else became distant echoes of the past. People in our tiny village called it The Land Between Two Worlds. And that was exactly...

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“Chasm” by Jade L.

Submitted to Contest #96

We started out as strangers. Two people staring at each other across a chasm of unknowns. After all, isn't that how you start out with one another? Her name was Leigh. She was ordinary back then. Chin-length hair, big brown eyes, big hands, big face. I didn't quite know what to make of her at first. Her words were bold and she jumped into conversations right away. Never mind that we weren't talking to her. She dove right in and steered the conversation like she had been the one to suggest the topic in the first place. Maybe that's what I...

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“Twenty Years” by Jade L.

Submitted to Contest #47

You check your watch. Seven and a half hours before your flight will take you halfway across the world. You double-check your bags even though you know you’ve meticulously packed everything you could possibly need. Extra shirts? Check. A suit for special occasions? Check. Comfortable shoes for every day and formal shoes to go with the suit? Check. Your passport is in your laptop bag. Your cellphone is in the pocket of the coat you're wearing. You check your watch again. Only ten minutes have passed. To a young adventurer, eager to start ...

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Author bio

Ravenclaw meets Shieldmaiden of Rohan.