Jill Potter

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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“Daddy's Little Girl” by Jill Potter

Submitted to Contest #222

Jennifer sits at the kitchen table, the sun hitting her dark brown hair and highlighting the pretty red undertones. Her face is drawn and pale and she stares at the glass of soda on the table as though her life is over.            I want to comfort her but at the same time, I fear that my words might sound hypocritical for I too am grappling with mixed feelings about her father getting married tomorrow.            “It’ll be alri...

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I'm a psychologist/licensed mental health counselor in NY. I am returning to writing after a long (life imposed) hiatus! I've had fiction and non-fiction pieces published in the past but those were the days when manuscripts were typed and mailed! I'm also an animal lover and co-founder of a non-profit that assists animal shelters and rescues in the U.S.