Jewell Vaughn

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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“Escapee” by Jewell Vaughn

Submitted to Contest #105

1st Person I can't believe I did that. I just broke out of prison. That's supposed to be impossible. Everyone said it was impossible. But I did it. I did it. 3rd Person She loosed a giddy giggle as she raced across the rooftops. Nobody knew she was gone. At least... Not yet. She knew she could get away. Just because she had been in prison for a year and a half doesn't mean she hadn't been working out. She kept herself fit, jumping from the floor to the table, pull-ups on the overwalk. It made the small woman excited. The knowledge that s...

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“Agapi mou” by Jewell Vaughn

Submitted to Contest #103

"Crios was a mighty warrior. But even he was not the best. And when he faced one better than he in battle, he soon fell." She raked her fingers through my hair, gently tugging at the knots, "But as he lay dying, Zeus took pity on him. Zeus laid his body in the stars as the constellation Cancer. So that his sacrifice might not be in vain." Her voice was so soothing. "How do you know so much about mythology?" I asked. She laughed, a beautiful laugh, "It's in my blood, agapi mou." I smiled, tucking a strand of her silky black hair behind her ea...

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“The Perfect Crime ” by Jewell Vaughn

Submitted to Contest #102

I can't believe I'm going back to that place. The place where everything happened. The place where I killed a man.   I'm a journalist for a mystery blog in Atlanta. Somehow my boss found an article from 20 years ago about the disappearance of a man named Taylor Wilkenson in a small, un-named town in West Virginia. He also found out that that wretched place was my hometown. Obviously, since I lived there at the time of the disappearance, I should know who to talk to to get information. "Maybe ...

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Author bio

Aspiring author Multiple novels in progress, a couple stories completed, and an online comic book in progress. Constructive criticism is always welcome :)