Jalissa Mooney

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Saturn's Mystery” by Jalissa Mooney

Saturn's Mystery By Jalissa Mooney “How long have you owned a telescope,” I asked Alexa? “Um,” she peered through the telescope and adjusted the knob, “since I was eight. My grandparents gave it to me when I took an interest in this astrology book from the library. It turned out to be a phase that lasted three months.” “But you kept the telescope...

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“Into the Unknown” by Jalissa Mooney

Into the Unknown By Jalissa Mooney What am I supposed to do now? That was the question running through my head, as I walked down the block of the new neighborhood I had just moved into last week. My apartment was still filled with boxes that were half unpacked and the uncertainty of the future was surrounding me. I was twenty-six years old and a college dropou...

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“Morning News” by Jalissa Mooney

Submitted to Contest #132

Morning News By Jalissa Mooney I had chosen the Army Bugle Call as my alarm for seven am. Turns out it was a bad idea. When it went off at seven o’clock on the dot, I fell out of bed and plopped onto the floor. At least there was carpet. Of course, one sniff, and I realized I needed to vacuum. Since my bed wasn’t even twenty-four inches off the ground I knew t...

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“Attic Letters” by Jalissa Mooney

Submitted to Contest #133

Attic Letters By Jalissa Mooney Half a century of dust had been collecting up in this attic and now it was taking its revenge out on me, as I stuffed an old, broken doll into a black garbage bag. My grandmother was moving into a nursing home in a month and the house she had lived in for over fifty years would be going to her eldest son and daughter-in-law. Ev...

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“Attic Letters” by Jalissa Mooney

Attic Letters By Jalissa Mooney Half a century of dust had been collecting up in this attic and now it was taking its revenge out on me, as I stuffed an old, broken doll into a black garbage bag. My grandmother was moving into a nursing home in a month and the house she had lived in for over fifty years would be going to her eldest son and daughter-in-law. Ev...

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Author bio

I am a struggling writer, learning more about my process and venturing outside of my comfort zone. I hope to conquer new challenges here.