Jocelyn Ni

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2024

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“A Genie in the Bookstore” by Jocelyn Ni

Submitted to Contest #271

The most common injury in a bookstore is a paper cut. Kaiza recognizes such an instance not by the series of sounds that follow—the yelp of pain, a book thudding on the ground, and perchance, multiple muttered expletives—but by the tang of iron, striking against his nostrils. Kaiza sets down his quill, raising his head from where he hunched over his scattered countertop.“Miss, are you alright?” he calls out.“Yes! Perfectly alright,” a woman’s voice returns, clear without a hint of distress.Kaiza steps around stacks of books to reach the main...

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“Iris” by Jocelyn Ni

Submitted to Contest #256

289/?: The Angels’ middle blocker, number 01, soaring through the air. She has one arm drawn back like an archangel about to swing their fiery sword. The sound of the landing spike boomed across the court. Eve rolled her shoulders, briefly examining the photo of number 01 as she lowered her camera. The weight of it introduced a new crick in her neck upon every hour, but the cheers rumbling over her shoulders shook off the ache, leaving behind the shower of an odd thrill that thrummed the rest of the way down her body. “They’re unstoppable!” ...

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Fantasy and speculative fiction with a love for both the whimsy and the morbid