Jaimie B

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Seeing Double” by Jaimie B

Submitted to Contest #105

Who am I? I'm nobody important. No, really. I'm not important. I'm the kid who skipped Mrs Peterson's class the other day so he could vape outside of the locker rooms in the empty gymnasium by himself. I'm the kid who missed the bus three days this week already (and we're only three days in) because he can't remember how to work his alarm clock. But... I'm also the kid that just saved the world as we know it. You see, about two months ago I started having these dreams. These dreams were so vivid and imaginative that I woke from them all ...

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“Coming Back” by Jaimie B

Submitted to Contest #102

Everything was the same. Or, maybe, everything was different. I was so overcome, by emotion and by memories, that the earth could have swallowed me whole and I wouldn't have noticed. The pit in my stomach widened and I swallowed, my dry throat choking me into a cough. I glanced over at my wife, our youngest baby snuggled into her hip. She gave me a knowing look. She couldn't know. She didn't know. I closed the creaky door of the truck and strode towards the house. In my father's dying days, the upkeep of the house had been left t...

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“My Name is Rachel Neele” by Jaimie B

Submitted to Contest #101

“My name is Rachel Neele.” There is a reservation under that name so they take me up to my room. It was a long day today, I think. I cannot remember any of it; it must have been long. I peel my clothes off of me and climb into the shower. I am shaky on my legs, I need to hold myself up by holding the walls and the door of the shower. This headache is getting worse. I clean my hair. The water that washes down the drain is tinged red. Did I dye my hair like that? I try to think, but I find that there are few thoug...

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“The First Date” by Jaimie B

Submitted to Contest #100

Choosing an outfit for an event that one is nervous about attending is among the more arduous tasks any person can perform. Other more arduous tasks that a person can perform include open-eyed sneezing, licking one's own elbow, and removing your number from a telemarketers' list. Cara, having chosen an outfit, stared at herself in the mirror, twisting this way and that to see every angle. The dress did not fit perfectly. She could not decidewhy. Cara tugged the skirt down, then pulled the top back up. She shifted the spaghetti straps. ...

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Author bio

Amateur writer for the purpose of self-care and creativity