Jess Driscoll-Ward

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2023

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“A Vengeful Ghost” by Jess Driscoll-Ward

Submitted to Contest #272

I’ve been following Lily since I died six months ago. I’ve learnt more about her in these six months than I did in the forty-two years I was her father. Lily is my only child and it’s only now in death that I’ve realised I should have spent more time with her. Absent parenting is all I know. My own father adopted the “children should be seen but not heard” attitude and my mother lived in fear of upsetting him, so as children my brothers and I were scared into submission. My father was a detective and married to his job, so naturally I became...

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“Magic 8 Ball” by Jess Driscoll-Ward

Submitted to Contest #236

The Windows logo appeared on the screen. The multi-coloured logo that looked wavy and in motion. The old Windows logo. Riley Lord hadn’t seen it for years. He used to use this computer to play Minesweeper after school. Did anyone really know and understand the rules of that game? He laughed at his eleven year old self repeatedly playing a game he didn’t understand. You took what you could get when it came to technology back then. He couldn’t imagine any eleven year olds nowadays playing a game they didn’t understand because it was all they c...

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“The Disappearance of Vicky Stevens” by Jess Driscoll-Ward

Submitted to Contest #235

Jen and I have been running together twice a week for about six months. It was my idea as I was waking up early every day no matter what time I went to bed and instead of wasting the hour before the rest of the house woke up, I wanted to do something productive with it. I run past Jen’s house at around 6.15am and she’s usually just stepping out of her front door. The last couple of mornings we’ve met she’s been a bit late and I’ve been jogging on the spot at the end of her drive waiting for her. I’m waiting for her now, my legs pumping up ...

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Author bio

I’m Jess and I live in London, England. Reading is my passion and writing is a little hobby I dabble in from time to time. My story posting will be sporadic, but I’m here reading your stories a lot more than I’ll be writing my own! If you’re here, thank you for reading my stories. I welcome any feedback. We all have room to learn!