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Jan Keifer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2025

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Be Careful How you Wish

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #293

“We’re LATE!” I screamed down the hall at my hapless husband, George. His meandering ways were annoying, he had changed clothes at least three times since this morning, “I’m coming, it’s not like it’s never happened before.” He replied then gulped realizing that he had, struck a nerve.I turned around and glared at him as he was hopping on one foot trying to put his shoe on as he came down the hall. “You have no idea what tonight means to me! How can you be so callous? I swear you don’t give a damn about anyone but yourself!” I went to the ki...

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Road Rage and Me

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #293

I see you creeping up on my bumper and I don’t like it one bit. This is the way it always goes when I am driving anywhere. The driving instructor instilled a sense of duty in me to check my mirrors every ten seconds. I slow down slightly just to let you know that yes, I am aware you are there and in a hurry, but I do not care. As you encroach upon the space that I claimed as my own, I notice that you are texting while driving. My rage is building and I start thinking about that new car I saw on the television last night. I slam on the brakes...

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Valt Wagner

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #291

  I began my day like any other day. It was Monday, a typical Monday. I was late. I rushed getting up, stubbed my toe on the corner of the bed frame, cursing and limping my way into the bathroom. The bathroom floor was icy cold and it felt nice against my swollen toe. I sat on the throne for what seemed like hours, moving my toe back and forth against the tile floor. Finally, the throbbing of my toe was lessening and I pulled myself together and climbed into the shower stall for a quick hose down. I finished my shower, toweled off ...

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Gotcha: The Cat

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #291

Write a story with a huge surprise, either in the middle or the end.  It had been an extremely bad year for any stray animal living in the streets, but for a certain cat, it was getting worse in small increments. He was not just a cat; he was a cat on a mission. He had just completed his third round of the block that he called home and had found very little to stave off his hunger. Earlier, he had picked up the scent from the building across the street and had made a beeline to the back of the building to the refuse that was being tos...

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What a Night

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #289

  The alarm clock was blasting a rock and roll classic from the seventies era, as I groaned and rolled over to silence the noise. My head was spinning and I was out of sorts. My friends had talked me into going out the night before to celebrate my birthday. Being a bartender, I should have known better. The downtown area had a strip of bars and nightclubs and we started at the first one on the block. We would buy a round of drinks and when they were gone, we would head to the next club or bar. I don’t remember much after the fourth...

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For the Record

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #289

For the record, I have no idea where this story will lead. Let's just say that my original assumption was totally off the mark. I did not think this could ever happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened I am not sure if I would change anything if I could. I met the fellow on a street corner and took him home. It was not unusual for me to do this. I have rescued lots of fellows along the way. This particular gentleman was fairly decent and open to all my suggestions. Had I known now that it was not to be I probably still would have broug...

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Can I Have Your Attention Please

Jan Keifer

Submitted to Contest #289

The room is unfamiliar. I don't know how I got here. I knew I wasn't going to like my day.  I could not remember the events that lead me here. I search for an exit.A chair, a table, and a bed fill the middle of the room. I go to the bed and push down on the mattress. The bedding falls through to the floor. I pick up the bedding and lay it in a pile by the wall.Tired of searching the walls, I make a bed for myself.I manage to fall asleep. Suddenly, I'm falling. I fall five feet and come to a stop. I'm hovering in mid-air. There...

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Author bio

I have always been a science fiction fan, I developed the taste for fantasy during my high school years. I have read all of Anne McCaffrey's, Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey, Isaac Asimov, and more. As I have grown older and ready to retire, I found that my brain needs more interaction than reading gives me. I sat down one day and started writing. Then I discovered reedsyprompts. So now, once a week, I submit my stories to share with other enthusiasts. I am a laboratory technician and work in a cancer center so story telling cheers me up in my down days when one of our patients aren't doing well or have succumbed to their disease. It is a hard job due to the emotional toll but I love my job. My stories are a way to get beyond the sadness. I have self-published a book on Amazon and would love feedback. It is enrolled in the Kindle Select program, so it doesn't cost members anything to download and read. I also set up an Author Central link: https://www.amazon.com/author/jan_keifer28 Thanks in advance for following me on my journey.