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Jinx York

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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Try, Try Again

Jinx York

“You’ll never be good enough.” My dad’s words rang loudly in my ears as I slammed my bedroom door and fell on my bed. I grabbed a pillow and hugged it tightly, my fingers digging into the soft fluff and wishing it was flesh that I could rip and tear in anger. I buried my face into the pillow and screamed my frustration out before hurling the pillow against the wall on the other side of the room. It bounced harmlessly and fell to the floor, unaware of the violence I had just committed upon it. I glared at the pillow for not feeling the pain...

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Hard Work

Jinx York

Submitted to Contest #136

I felt a tickle on my brow and I nervously wiped away the trickle of sweat that had built up there. It felt like butterflies were whipping up a hurricane in my stomach as I sat in my office chair. I peeked over the low wall of my cubicle and looked around, but the only people I saw walking around were a few of my coworkers headed to the break room. I swallowed and rubbed my sweaty palms on my pants as I sat back down.Reaching out to my keyboard, I continued to stab quickly at my keys. Line upon line of code began to scroll across my screen. ...

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The Dark

Jinx York

Submitted to Contest #58

There is a misconception about what space looks like. From Earth, space looks fantastically bright. It’s filled with little pinpoints of light that cluster together and coalesce into what we know as the Milky Way. We’ve all seen the pictures of the galaxies and the brightly colored nebulae in amazing, bright detail. What most people don’t realize is that space is fucking dark. All those twinkling stars you see when you look up longingly, hoping to see a shooting star so you can wish upon it? Yeah, that’s due to the way the light bends and d...

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Stars

Jinx York

Submitted to Contest #51

A bright light streaked across my vision. It flared and winked out almost before I had time to even register its existence. I smiled and closed my eyes, breathing deeply as I made a secret wish to myself. Opening my eyes again, I stared into the indigo blue of the midnight sky. Stars shimmered and twinkled, shining even more brightly due to the moon’s absence this night. They looked almost alive. As if they were watching me as much as I lay there admiring them. Despite their twinkling curiosity, I imagined they did not pass judgment or har...

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