Jaymee T

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Choose” by Jaymee T

Submitted to Contest #76

"It's just through here, Mrs. Conwell. You can take a seat right here while waiting." "Thank you! Oh, I'm so nervous. It's my first interview in years. My husband was the one working, but then he… well. What's your boss like? Are they nice? I used to be a translator, I've never even tried applying as a writer before. It's really just been a hobby, but I really wanted to pursue something I actually enjoyed. It was either this or find a way to get paid for napping! "Gosh, I'm sorry for rambling so much. I have no brakes when my heart ...

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“Fire Proof, Everything Proof” by Jaymee T

Submitted to Contest #63

By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. So was my car, and so was my entire garage. I could see the firetrucks turning into my street. If they didn't already know my address, they would have seen the flames, and more than that, they would have heard me, screaming my voice box hoarse, and probably being heard 5 blocks over. I knew it had been a bad idea to put windows in my garage door. But the Pinterest boards were too enticing, and in the end, my needs for aesthetics won over. Aesthetics also burned down my garage, so, tak...

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“Grandmother” by Jaymee T

Submitted to Contest #62

He pushed the business end of his shovel into the soft earth and cursed when a splash of muddy water hit his shin. He supposed doing this right after it had rained was a terrible idea, but then again, he wasn't exactly known for his brilliant ideas. Connor was digging a hole to bury a time capsule. It had been something he'd wanted to do for a while, but a "go-getter" attitude was another thing Connor wasn't known for. He procrastinated and procrastinated; with this time capsule, with his homework, with his ch...

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Author bio

A few layers down inside me is a writer and I tend to forget she exists but we touch base every now and then.