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Jennilee Tangpuz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2025

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The Utility of Apples: A Norse Myth Reimagined

Submitted to Contest #318

If you’re curious to know, immortality tastes sweet. Not a cloying sweetness, mind you. It’s fresher, light. I suppose that’s why it comes in the form of apples. And like their flavor, my apples have an uncomplicated, pleasing color. A yellow that is almost gold with a sheen that might just glimmer if you hold it in the right light. I consider them as much a treat as a necessity. The other gods seem to not care either way.I bet if I brought them turnips of immortality, they’d have opinions then.I walk into the High Hall with a new batch of a...

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The Last Word

Submitted to Contest #317

Content warning: Includes medical settings (NICU, surgery), palliative/end-of-life themes, and a brief, non-graphic mention of restraint. Today “Yeah, I know it’s impossible, Jake,” I grumble into my phone. “That’s why I’m calling you instead of trying to hug him.” I fiddle with the paper sleeve on my coffee cup and keep my head down. “Did you say anything to him?” Jake asks. “Of course not,” I hiss and immediately regret it. “Sorry. I’m not—I was taken by surprise. I called you so I could, you know, process or whatever. It’s just...I mea...

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