Jay Wayne

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“The Raveler” by Jay Wayne

When she kills me a third time, I start to take it personally. She knows how much energy I need to recreate myself. My fourth body in as many days is gaunt, all angles and harsh lines. I’m nearing my limit.So I run. It won’t stop her, not if she actually, truly intends to kill me, but it could buy me enough time to come up with a plan.I leave the country stowed away on a steamboat, having bribed the dockhands with the local currency. Money is easy to create and I won’t miss the speck of power it requires.I wa...

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“beneath a different light” by Jay Wayne

Keeva found the dead man first. Melara could tell she’d picked up the scent by the way she extended her neck, suddenly keen on the trampled path of snow they were following.“Show me,” Melara said, and the leopard bounded ahead.Melara followed more slowly, less sure-footed in the deep snow than her silent companion. When she caught up, Keeva was digging in a snow drift. Melara’s heart sank. She’d been hoping whoever they’d been following had made it to safety, but she should have guessed from the blood spattered along the tra...

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“my fellow passerine” by Jay Wayne

Content warning: Alcohol use, mild language, sexual themes, referenced sexual abuseWhen Bast hears the low groan from the bedroom, he quietly begins making tea. The motions are familiar, as soothing as the brew itself. He takes a handful of dried ironwort stalks down from the cupboard, the flower buds crinkling as he counts out six and returns the rest to the bundle.The floorboards creak with soft footsteps in the next room over.He fills a pot one-third of the way with water and adds the ...

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“A Blade's Purpose” by Jay Wayne

TW: abuse, murder, violence Many have asked if I hold no regard for human life. My answer remains the same: Nothing could be further from the truth. Life is quite valuable. I’d be out of a job if it wasn’t. Every man has his price, as they say, though I suspect most mean it differently than I. Life, death, and the gold in between are my specialties. Today, things are complicated. My client meets me in the Warrens, the ramshackle neighborhood thrown together out of driftwood and spare cloth and no small ...

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Author bio

The Jay Phenomenon has been provably extant for at least [REDACTED] years, localized primarily in the region of [REDACTED]. This entity has been observed writing, drawing, and playing a concerning number of video games. When reached for comment about a possible Archive of Our Own account, Jay issued the following statement: “I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.” Jay’s works include short stories, fantasy, fan fiction, a miniscule amount of poetry, and vagueposts about the woes of an artist.

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