Jessica Orenstein

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Fly Away” by Jessica Orenstein

Submitted to Contest #53

10. 2. 622. 8. 6. 93. 18. 10 years working towards Harvard. Two more nights until “D Day” (departure day). ,622 miles away. 8 years combined undergrad and grad. 6 months since Jacob. 93 days until Thanksgiving Break. 18 years spent in this room. Walking around her childhood room, it didn’t escape Cassie that basically, her life could be summed up by a group of numbers. As she walked, smiling and remembering, memories washed over her like a tidal wave, briefly taking her breath away. Everywhere she looked, every object, ...

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“Summer Ritual” by Jessica Orenstein

Submitted to Contest #42

It was a humid summer night as Sydney, Sasha, and Simone, the "three S's" as they were often called, sat on the beach just after midnight, a week before school started. The water stretched out in front of them, smooth and calm, a mirror, reflecting the moonlight. The sky was dusted with 1,000's of stars that twinkled and winked at the girls, just as they had done each year, every year, since the summer after 1st grade. This had been their special tradition for as long as they could remember- a precious ceremony, where they ...

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“Lost and Found” by Jessica Orenstein

Submitted to Contest #39

Sabine looked up at the millions of stars, marveling at the fact that they were the very same ones her beloved family could quite possibly be looking at, at the very same time. They twinkled brightly in the inky black sky, winking at her as if to say, “Don’t give up. We are here to guide you.” Sabine looked around, searching for something, anything, that would confirm this but she saw nothing. Nothing except miles and miles of forest blanketed in white under a thick carpeting of snow. A breeze whispered through the air and Sabine shiver...

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Author bio

I have always loved to write but have never published or even entered a contest before. I am currently working on a children's book based on my experiences with my daughter. I am a teacher which is my passion. I also love to spend time with my family,doing animal rescue work, baking, reading, and, of course, writing.