Jesse Glover

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Space Between Lines” by 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 sprea...

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“George” by 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.m

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“Fireworks” by 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...

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Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #221

The Space Between Lines – read story