Jennifer Johnson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“Cosmic Latte” by Jennifer Johnson

Submitted to Contest #186

“It’s colder than I expected.” “Who said that?” “I did.” “I couldn’t have. I am the only ‘I’ here.” “Well, I’m also an ‘I’. To me, you’re ‘you’ and I am ‘I’, and I guess I’m ‘you’ and you’re ‘I’ the other way.” “But then who am I?” “I’m…. not quite sure.” “But then if you expected it to be warmer, you must’ve expected to meet me.” “…. I suppose so.” “So where did you expect to be?” “I think I was expecting it to be bright and warm, not cold and… is that smell raspberries?” “What do raspberries smell of?” “I gues...

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“Mother's Stones” by Jennifer Johnson

Submitted to Contest #139

The first thing I remember of the valley is the grey. Grey dust from the marching feet of men and horses. Grey soot from their long-dead fires. Grey ash from the trees left standing after those heedlessly abandoned fires, their tortured grey skeletons reaching towards heaven. Even the mighty Sun, bearing down with childbed vigor, only added heat to the grey haze. The dust devils that stirred at our passage did not bring coolness nor did they break the miasma. The air about the River was slightly cooler, though the water was near black. H...

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“As They Rise in the East” by Jennifer Johnson

Submitted to Contest #86

I am never sure how long it has been, but long enough that I have grown most intimately acquainted with the sky outside my window. I know that it has been years. The stars continue in their exquisite timing, the finest of clocks and the finest of entertainments. I have gotten to know my corner of the sky better than a lord knows his tenants – better than a shepherd knows their flock. When the sun rules the sky, I am able to see an occasional cloud, and if I strain to my top height and the day is clear, I sometimes glimpse the smoke-like smud...

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Author bio

I'm a disabled writer living in Charlottesville, Virginia. I have a Masters in English and Creative Writing and plan to pursue my doctorate, with a particular focus on science fiction. I also work as an online tutor, a copy editor, a proofreader, and a researcher. I may not be prolific, but my work is always correct ;)