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Juniper Lark

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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Cielo

Juniper Lark

Submitted to Contest #288

Day 1 It started on a Saturday in mid-May. The normally cool May breeze had stagnated. The blue skies were cloudy and grey. Rain, perhaps. That’s what they thought, anyway. That morning, crowds of Cielo citizens squeezed through market stalls as they negotiated pricing on fresh fruit, vegetables, and fish. Down adjacent streets other vendors opened the doors to their shops and sold their goods. A young woman named Rio propped open her studio turned gallery. She had erected shelves and easels of her many paint-covered canvases—as many as she ...

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Meet-Cute

Juniper Lark

After handing a flat white to a customer across the bar, Lex turned around to her coworker, Marcus. “I am so ready for this shift to be over; I just want to go home and watch TV with Millie,” she told him. “As your friend it concerns me that your Friday evening plans consist only of Netflix and chilling with your cat,” he replied jokingly. “Hey, not all of us are lucky enough to be in a healthy, loving, long-term relationship.” “Yeah, I guess I am pretty lucky to have Leo,” Marcus said with a grin. “That reminds me, he asked me to be his val...

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The Traveler on the Train

Juniper Lark

“Wait up, Molly!” Stuart called after her as they ran through the train station. Though the two of them were close in height, Molly had the longer legs of the pair, and she loved to run fast. “Keep up, Stuart!” Molly called as she looked back at him. Before she could return her gaze forward, Molly collided with a solid form in front of her, tumbling to the ground. When she looked up, she saw a man with a perplexed expression on the ground in front of her. “You should watch where you are going, small child. Wouldn’t want you to get hurt now,...

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