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Jennifer Berg

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2021

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Submitted to Contest #219

The Holidays always brought Alice the most dread. Especially since it was always a huge gathering of the extended family along with her parents and siblings. Her family was loud, opinionated, at times obnoxious and inconsiderate. Fact of the matter: She didn't fit. She never had. Family gatherings were a lot for her, so many people catching up, talking over each other. The jokes she didn't get because she missed a crucial bit of information. Then being brushed off when she asked for clarification. To sum it up: the Holidays su...

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Crossroads

Submitted to Contest #95

Two routes lie before me. Two different lives lie before me. How do I choose? Both paths are guaranteed to bring me happiness, growth, freedom. There are pros and cons, known and unknown to each. I guess it ultimately depends on what I truly want out of life. But what do I truly want? To feel successful, that's a given. Both will give me that in one way or another. To feel part of something bigger and better than myself. Technically both will give that to me as well. One more than the other, but I am still hesitant. Why? Why is it so dif...

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Breaking Free

Submitted to Contest #92

Trigger warning: talks about psychological abuse Stephen Stephen Williams lay down on the sofa in the dark library. He had a migraine, which was a daily thing for him, and his mother had insisted he stop what he was doing and lay down until it had passed. He hated the migraines, what he hated more is the fact that the medication he was prescribed only seemed to make it worse. There were days when he felt like they weren't as bad but mother still insisted he had to stop and rest. "If you don't it will get worse Stephen dear, you know that. ...

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Overdue

Submitted to Contest #91

Juliet's alarm always went off too early.Actually, her alarm was her kids, but still it was regularly the one thing that forced her to drag herself out of bed in the mornings. This morning though, was going to be different than the others.Today was the day to de-clutter the dreaded junk covered corner table and surrounding area. Which by itself was already pretty bad, but the lockdowns from the pandemic had exacerbated it more than she or her husband cared to admit. It seemed to be a magnet for junk mail, the occasional holiday or thank you...

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