Jessica Burnette

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2019

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“Five Dollars” by Jessica Burnette

Submitted to Contest #18

I need five to get the rent paid. It had to be somewhere. I stand in the middle of the room thinking. How could I only be short five bucks? I was sure it was in my pocket when I went to bed. The landlord will not care if I’m only five short. I have to find it. If I pay the rent late, it will cost another thirty. My so-called-husband won’t care.I yank the bedding off the bed and toss the pillows on the floor with the sheets. Nothing in the bedding or under it. Mark came into the room as I threw stuff out of the closet. “What are yo...

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“Mystery of Eloise Smith” by Jessica Burnette

Submitted to Contest #13

The Victorian no longer looked scary. Every light was on in the four-story house. Maybe the place never had a ghost walking its halls, and only her imagination on Halloween night saw shapes in the windows. But it didn’t keep Sarah from hugging her overnight bag as she walked up the steps. “Welcome to Smith Manor!” A woman dressed in Victorian clothing stood in the foyer. Sarah planted her feet in the doorway. Pumpkins and hay barrels covered the foyer. The mansion looked like a hallmark card than a haunted house. “I have a letter i...

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