Jamie Limbaga

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Simply ain't no place like Manila” by Jamie Limbaga

Submitted to Contest #53

Note: Manong or Mang is a term of respect and familiarity for older men, typically men who are old enough to be grandparents. Ate (pronounced ah-teh) usually means older sister, but is also used as a term of respect and familiarity, typically for women who are older but not quite old enough to be parents or grandparents. These are terms usually used to address street vendors or owners of small, neighborhood shops/businesses that are an acknowledgement of being identified as part of a community. Jeeps in this story refer to a standard fo...

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“Pretty Woman Walking Down the Street” by Jamie Limbaga

Submitted to Contest #52

She loves the sound of her heels on pavement. Each confident stride echoes a steady staccato of reassurance and repeated mottos to convince her that her life, like her shoes, are great. Click clack. My heels match my dress and purse- Clack click. -which I bought with my own money and- Click clack. -money I earned and didn’t get from him- Clack click. -because I don’t live with him anymore and I have seized control of my life from his clutches and- She shakes herself from her thoughts, re-pasting her smile onto her face and ...

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“Stalker” by Jamie Limbaga

Submitted to Contest #51

The night sky is doing it again, and the stars could not be any less interesting tonight. Little Jamie has decided to ignore those insignificant twinkling lights in favour of something far more disquieting. Her nose is pressed up against the glass of the window, big brown eyes determined not to blink. If she blinks, she’ll miss it if the Moon decides to disappear.  After all, it’s been following her for the last hour.  It wasn’t just the Moon either, but some dark shadowy clouds - but those seem to be very slow and the Moon is ...

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Author bio

5 feet and 4 inches of bipolar tendencies and progesterone pills attempting to make sense of this world and actually be a writer instead of hoarding a decade's worth unfinished stories on Google Docs. I'll find any excuse to make anything into fantasy fiction, because reality is a burning pile of garbage and it's been a hot minute since I found out Narnia wasn't a real place I could go to. I hail from the 852 but in my blood is three stars and a sun, so I'm about as Asian as it gets. And yes, I'm definitely going to write about those things a LOT. Give me a shoutout if you want a comment or a review, and y'all are free as well to hit me with all the comments, questions, violent reactions, and suggestions! I'm here to grow, learn, and find the courage and skills to one day proclaim to the world that I am, in fact, a writer *creepy moon face emoji*