Joey Rain

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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4 Stories

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“Always Greener in The Deep Blue” by Joey Rain

" I wish I was older. I'd be free to do what I wanted. No one could stop me! I'd be able to buy a ticket to nowhere and go!", she whispered, staring at the sullen boy across the table. Daring him to debate. He just smiled sadly, " I wish I was younger. If I could choose again, I'd go out with my friends, I'd stare up at the stars, dance in the rain, choose to love someone." She stared at him a moment before lowering her gaze to the book on the table, " If I was older.. I could do something with my sacrifices. They'd mean something. My whole ...

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“Drip Drop Tippity Tap Who Is That?” by Joey Rain

Submitted to Contest #97

**WARNING SELF HARM TALK** Zylix wasn't a normal kid but who ever thinks they are? Without the average it's just a sea of average anyway since then the great will be normal. Zylix just liked getting through the day and waiting for Tristan, their best friend on the whole planet. Tristan came late at night, after the sun went down and those gorgeous stars started to twinkle. Zylix adored the stars, there were thousands of them but they were all so unique, so beautiful. Zylix could stare at the stars until the sun came again and still admired t...

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“Well?” by Joey Rain

Submitted to Contest #95

**WARNING** CONTAINS SUICIDE AND TRAUMA***" Well what's your choice?"When Helix woke up this morning he wasn't planning to do it. It just, well, happened.After a day of running around, passing through crowds alone, walking past thousands of smiling faces. It drags you down.Helix never meant to be like this, different. Broken. Sad.After thousands of days on your own, the demons always being in the corner, it doesn't often feel like a choice.When he did it, he never expected to be presented with a choice." Kid, c'mon I don't have all day. Do y...

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“When He Let Her Go ” by Joey Rain

Submitted to Contest #94

Two souls one house, sitting together in a room but never farther apart.“ We don’t sing anymore.”, the woman said. “ I know.”, the man replied, reading a newspaper with the glasses settling in the creases of his nose and brow.“ We don’t dance anymore.”, she sighed, staring wistfully out the window as she watered a forlorn flower in the window.“ I know.”, he replied, not even looking up as he flipped a page.“ I never see you anymore.”, she whispered, watching the sun begin to settle down. “ … I know.”, he replied, concern beginning ...

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Coffee is the best, sleep is for the weak. I'm not a very good writer but here I am writing so please don't be rude. Hats and flannels for life and nerds are amazing :)