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Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020
Submitted to Contest #44
The porch looked darker then usual; there was less life about the peeling grey boards and the thin swing that shifted slightly back and forth in the breeze. My eyes were trained on the maroon door with its lime green trim that today remained unconcealed by the screen door which was decorated with large holes in the lining. I tried to look at anything besides the little girl sitting on the steps in front of me who clutched her faded teddy bear now stained with fresh tears. In the silence of the morning I did my best to ignore her small whines...
Jordan Nelson is a girl who loves to write, and who's been published twice in two short story novels.
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