Jeff Namian

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Dead Andy” by Jeff Namian

Submitted to Contest #272

During my tenure in Manhattan, I lived in just three different apartments. Most other people caravan around the island like nomads. There’s always a moving van blocking traffic close to the first of the month. Then there’s the ambulance chasers on the lookout for new digs. These opportunists stalk ambulances that pick up (usually) elderly people, then ask onlookers which building the person lived in and specifically which apartment. It’s morally disgusting but it happens all the time. When I moved out of one of my apartments, the d...

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“The Shortest Engagement” by Jeff Namian

Submitted to Contest #237

The Shortest Engagement It was a Thursday afternoon. Janet opened the front door of her parent’s house where she still lived after graduating high school. She couldn’t believe who she was looking at. Allen.  They were childhood sweethearts who met when Allen flunked and had to repeat the third grade. Since they were born a year apart, his academic faux pas ignited their spark. They played together after school. During school, Janet sat to the left of Allen for nine years to make sure he graduated with her. Once...

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Author bio

About the Author Jeff Namian loves stories, and his life's work lean toward the bizarre. Born in Connecticut and educated in New York, he survived Manhattan for forty years before moving to New Jersey. He crossed the Hudson, learned to drive, and discovered the hard way that skunks aren’t cartoon characters and weeds really grow like weeds. His first book, Cooperative Living, was released in 2023. Occupational Studies is his second, due out January, 2024. The two books are inspired by living and working in the city. He hosts a daily blog located on his website: jeffnamian.com