Jarrel Jefferson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“She's A Cutter” by Jarrel Jefferson

TW: self harm, gore, murder Mary decided to chop off her hand today. She ignored the voice in her head for months. That voice that told her to toss her inhibition in the garbage disposal and flip the switch. Cut your hand off. A tear dropped from her eye. She’ll miss her hand. It kept her balanced during high school gymnastics. It carried her wedding ring during her first marriage. It lifted her baby in the air that one day when the spring sun stood beh...

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“You Would Need Ogre Milk” by Jarrel Jefferson

Stephanie heard the distant sound of angry voices gradually growing. Worried, she walked into the kitchen to check on her husband. “So…” she began with a hint of precaution in her tone, “you seem to be really fond of that baby ogre, huh? I didn’t know you had time to buy it little baby clothes.” “We went shopping yesterday, babe,...

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“The Birdboy Curse” by Jarrel Jefferson

December 25th: Jonathan is the most beautiful nephew I could ask for. I would give him the world if I could, but that would make my little brother, Harry Oliver, more jealous of me than he already is. But that’s okay. I already know Jonathan would rather live with me than with his bumbling parents. And the most wonderful part about Christmas is that I can reinf...

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“Orange Sweaters” by Jarrel Jefferson

Dolores’s shoulder rubs always relaxed me. I would breathe in the sweet, musty scent of her bedroom like it was fresh air, and gaze with dreary eyes at the ray of light between the piss-colored curtains of her dusty window. It was a warm Tuesday afternoon, even though her thermostat was turned low enough to require a sweater while in her house. But I loved Dolores’s sweaters. Her drawers...

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Author bio

I wield nunchucks during bouts of writer's block.