Jeff C. Carter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Bittersweet” by Jeff C. Carter

Submitted to Contest #63

Aisha squinted in the dark, scratching at the employee entrance with her key. The door opened and she nearly fell inside. Her manager, Clarissa, held it for her.“You’re on time. Good.”Aisha met her dark jade eyes and forced the first smile of her shift. “Good morning.”She slid past her manager into the coffee shop and frowned. She despised getting up before the sun. The only perk of the job, besides the free coffee, was having the place to herself for an hour when she opened. She never thought she’d wind up as a barista-in-training at this s...

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“Primum Nil Nocere” by Jeff C. Carter

🏆 Winner of Contest #48

The big day had finally arrived at the School for Gifted Children, and the dean practically kowtowed from his own office. The staff and a coterie of New York’s most influential parents were ecstatic to host their esteemed guest, the one and only Dr. Warren Albright. He looked as though he’d stepped out of the glossy author photo from one of his best-selling books. His hair was chestnut brown with frost touched temples and his voice had the nourishing warmth of a fireplace in winter. He used his power to diagnose latent super-abilities to ...

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Author bio

Jeff C. Carter lives in Southern California with a cat, a dog, and a human. His new book ‘We Bleed Orange & Black: 31 Fun-sized Tales for Halloween’ is available now at this link https://bit.ly/WeBleed He can be found at his Amazon Author Page and Good Reads under Jeff C. Carter, Facebook and Twitter @carterwroteit, Instagram @Jeffc.carter and his site JeffCCarter.com.

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Contest #48
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