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Jesse Glover

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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All That's Left

Jesse Glover

Submitted to Contest #255

What makes a house a home?It’s the little things. The keepsakes, the mementos, the kitschy things we bought from your favourite antique stores – that lampstand in the shape of a swan you laughed at me for loving, the old watercolour of lilies on a pond you insisted on hanging. It’s the photos we put on the fridge. Matching sweaters at Christmas, the summer at that resort near the beach. The Polaroid of you in a Freddy Krueger costume at our first Halloween party we hosted. Red cups scatted, half full, Joe and Zoey kissing in the backgro...

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Monster

Jesse Glover

Submitted to Contest #250

There’s a monster in our house. I can hear it roaring from my room. I don’t know why it roars but it sounds very angry. I’m hot with the blanket pulled over my head but I’m still shaking like it’s cold. Sweat drips off the end of my nose. I lick my lips and taste the salt there – it’s like I’ve been eating fries. It’s late but I haven’t eaten dinner yet. Mum told me and Bella to go to our room when the gravel crunched and the door banged. That’s the sound that tells us the monster is here. It’s not usually angry during the day and sometimes ...

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The Space Between Lines

Jesse Glover

Shortlisted for Contest #221 ⭐️

Every morning for 72 years, Len’s analog alarm clock beeped its staccato rhythm at precisely 5:00 a.m. He’d fold over the covers, careful not to wake Mary next to him, shower and don his suit for the day. Pants, shirt, tie, belt, socks and shoes in exactly that order.He steeped his tea for four minutes. No shorter, no longer. Add just enough honey to round the sharp edge of the bitterness. His toast popped and he cut the crusts off just so before sitting at the table and opening the newspaper, the world's messiness spread before him in colum...

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George

Jesse Glover

Submitted to Contest #186

1 August, 9:13 a.m.morning Georgeous Gorge, are we still on for tonight with your parents?--Yep, its locked in. dinner at 7I’ll pick you up around 6--Ok, great. Im so excited!11:48 a.mOmg, work sucks today! Remember what i told you about Donna? So annooooyyiiiinnng!!!--Lol suuuffeerr. Im having a great daybut cant wait to see u.Love u Anna-banana-rama3:13 p.m.Oh you wearing your new beret tonight?U should. It rly is so hot!--11:02 p.m.Thanks for tonight, I had a great time. It was so good to see your parents again xx--No probs, babe. They lo...

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Fireworks

Jesse Glover

Submitted to Contest #179

The holiday season is always difficult for me, but this year was worse. My family’s gone, my friends are far away, and this city is filled with no one but strangers. And yet there I was, nursing an overpriced, colourful drink in the corner of a crowded bar, sitting at a table far too large for one. As I watched people celebrate I wondered how did I get here? Well, actually, I knew the answer to that. You know when your apartment stops becoming a haven from the outside world and instead turns into a constant reminder of your isolation? Yo...

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