Jake LaFaye

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“Bad with Names” by Jake LaFaye

Submitted to Contest #256

“I’ve just been dancing in stupid costumes my entire life.” Chelsea wished she had more interesting, more articulate, more refined answers for the journalist lady. She said her name was something with an “I” or an “E,” but Chelsea was always horrible with names. “Well, talk about where. And what costumes? I’m curious.” The journalists’ smirk felt genuine. Chelsea had no idea why someone with years of journalism school would resort to interviewing professional cheerleaders. Weren’t there murderers to stop? Corruptions to expose? Still, t...

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“The Words for Love & Panties” by Jake LaFaye

Submitted to Contest #255

By the time I was on the plane, I knew my daughter was using her mom’s last name. She’s fifteen now. To go four years without seeing your child becomes complicated only when calculating how many days that is. What complicates it further is calculating how many days that is. Once you get the days, you get the hours. Once you get the hours, you can divide it by the number of hours it takes to get from Germany to New York, California, or wherever they are. After that, you realize how many trips you could have taken. My daughter has a sister now...

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“Fumbling Around the Captain's Quarters” by Jake LaFaye

Submitted to Contest #254

(Trigger warning: references to sex and self-harm.) Everything that came out of her stained mouth was said as if it would completely change someone’s left. The epiphanies Dr. Oxford spewed had fallen on deaf ears two years ago–ears that were no less stubborn during Shannon’s senior year of high school. Shannon had her knees up, middle finger through a hole in her jeans, tugging until her finger went purple. Eventually, the string broke. Well, on to the next. “Do you want to know what I think, Shannon? I think you’re orchestrating thes...

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