M J

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“Bloody Thanksgiving” by M J

Submitted to Contest #69

My mom has zero taste in men. First, she fell for my dad. Now, it’s a dead guy.  At least she upgraded. In my mother’s defense, James isn’t a corpse rotting away in some graveyard like a moldy grapefruit. That would be disgusting. No, my new stepdad is a vampire. It took me forever to understand the logistics behind James’ existence. He’s what they call a “birth vampire,” meaning that his parents were both vampires who had a vampire child (don’t ask how, I don’t know). He’s around my mom’s age, but he is immortal, so I don’t know h...

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“The Trouble With Her” by M J

Submitted to Contest #50

My morning was ruined the minute I woke up three hours behind schedule due to the fact that my phone had died again, despite the fact that I had charged it just before bed.As I groggily wriggled out of my sheets, silently cursing at the sun for having the nerve to rise, I heard her. The soft, fluttery notes of her favorite piano music drifted from her room, as if taunting me for not arising as early as she did. Grumbling, I forced myself out of my beloved bed, only to promptly stub my toe on a ridiculously hard object. I glanced down at it, ...

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Author bio

MJ is currently in a writing slump. She won't be active for a little while. Technically speaking, MJ resides here, on Planet Earth, just like everyone else. But she spends so much time with her head in the clouds, she might as well live there. When she is not creating wild theories no one asked for or plotting how best to steal her sibling's sweets, she spends her time making more crafts than is considered healthy. Even though she's in her early teens, MJ is still waiting for her letter to Hogwarts.