Jamie Schmitt

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“Bathed in Fire” by Jamie Schmitt

Submitted to Contest #60

She was lying in the river when her world changed forever. The edges of the world crumbled in on itself like burning paper, and the sun turned dark. The Fire was born of the sun and quickly burned everything it could touch, including the sky—the blue changing to red. Then the flames caught the unrelenting breeze and took hold of the trees. The air above the trees became a hostage to the smoke that overtook it, but Adara floated in the current the same way she always did. Birds swarmed away from the flames and creatures of the forest ran cryi...

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“Give and Take” by Jamie Schmitt

Submitted to Contest #59

They call me “the Taker.” When I found him, he was pacing through the dark alley, looking up and down. As if he was expecting to find me in the gutter or on the rooftops. I couldn’t physically turn myself invisible, but I may as well be to people like him. The toes of his expensive shoes were scuffed with the muck of the place he forgot existed. People like him didn’t realize that alleys just like this made up the home of over half the population. The perfect top knot and the perfectly cuffed sleeves he kept pulling on meant he probably th...

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Author bio

I'm Jamie! A prospective writer and book publishing professional. I'd love to talk with you about your writing, and give genuine and honest feedback. Jamie loves children's books, with a special love for young adult books. She loves Marvel movies and superheroes as well as an iced coffee. She is the winner of creative writing awards and is a graduate of Creative Writing. Find her at ifangirlaboutbooks.com