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Jennilee Tangpuz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2025

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Miracles and Massacres: A Fairy Godmother's Tale

Jennilee Tangpuz

Submitted to Contest #320

Creature had a name, long ago. It had been a grand name, he is sure of it. He remembers the fine, shiny things he wore when he had been dumped in the enchanted forest. There had been golden rings, fine brocade, a twisting crown with a single moonstone in the center. Certainly, all that finery would come attached to a good name.Now, Creature has no name. Typically, he is called, “AHH!” or “Please, no, I beg you!”Along with his name, he abandoned his clothes and jewelry. The shiny things were scooped up by crows and magpies. The garments shred...

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Blessings and Blights: A Fairy Godmother's Tale

Jennilee Tangpuz

Submitted to Contest #319

For hundreds of years, Mecille has kissed the brows of princes and princesses. She has rescued girls from wicked stepsisters. She has blessed swords and weddings and, in one particularly adorable case, a pair of mittens.Today, Mecille saunters into an engagement ball, twinkling her wings and leaving a dazzle of stardust behind her. The crowd parts for her with delighted gasps.She approaches the dais where the king rises to greet her. The little prince stands at his side. Not so little, she realizes. Goodness, humans age so quickly. Beside hi...

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The Utility of Apples: A Norse Myth Reimagined

Jennilee Tangpuz

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

Jennilee Tangpuz

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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