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Jana Spooner

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2024

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An Unwelcome House Guest

Submitted to Contest #295

I had never had much trouble sleeping. My bedroom sat at the end of a long, carpeted hallway and was complete with dandelion-yellow walls arrayed with tie-dye posters and stick-on flower petals—vibrant yet peaceful. At the other end of the hall, a door opened into our large, wood-paneled living room. No one had ever accused my mother of being a minimalist as our wall-to-wall built-ins were littered with ceramic knickknacks and frames holding our family’s church directory photos through the years—alternating with matching jean jackets, then t...

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Are You Okay?

Submitted to Contest #294

“I’m okay,” she said. “I’m going to be okay.”  Tap, tap, tap. Perhaps the sound was the gentle pecking of a bluebird visiting her in her newfound isolation, letting her know someone was still there. He would be a welcome guest. But her finger tingled, sending electricity through her arm and into her chest, and she realized her hand made the sound. Her mind was so preoccupied with a tangled web of words and emotions that she hadn’t even noticed her finger moving. Tap, tap, tap, it continued on the edge of her seat. She breathed in slowl...

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