Jessie Squires

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Pop” by Jessie Squires

Submitted to Contest #253

A bubble bursts above my head. Shards of its soapy lining erupting across the heron sky. “Freeze!” I hear one of them say to my left. The other, to my right, shrieks with glee or impending violence, I cannot tell. Steeped in this serene moment, bookended by chaos, I want to stop time in its tracks. All summer long, this is what I want to see, feel, smell, and hear. Clear heavens, cool breeze, a hint of jasmine, and the sound of my children engaged in pretend play. So, I make a wish on the next floating sphere, that instead of popping, it sto...

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“The Never-ending Journey” by Jessie Squires

Submitted to Contest #183

Can I sit here? His eyes plead as I look up. A man stands in front of me where there was once no one. I look at his clean, white sneakers on the grubby, worn carpet, then follow the line of his slim legs and grey sweater until I find his kind face. It is the same man I have been watching for the past half hour. I press my lips together, trying to form a smile. I adjust how I am sitting, though nothing about the space between us changes. I tuck my tote bag further underneath my legs, also changing nothing. Regardless, I hear him whisper “than...

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Author bio

Writer of magical women's fiction, motherhood poetry, and short stories. Mama to two, wild tots who inspire me every day to create.