Stella B James

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Hydroplaning” by Stella B James

Submitted to Contest #20

This rain is going to kill you. That’s what you think to yourself as you squint at your windshield, willing the white-gray blur to let up. The rain drops harder, pounding a rhythm a marching band would struggle to match, and you turn the wipers on high speed. If you die in this, will they even notice?Shaking your head, you press yourself into the back of your seat as the car hits another deep puddle. The edges of this back road are flooding, the road a narrow squiggle of cement that you struggle to keep on. Hitting another deep patch of wate...

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“Instance” by Stella B James

Submitted to Contest #16

People called them seers back in the day. Seers graduated to fortune tellers, which in turn graduated to psychics. I don’t claim to be any of these things. I like to call my gift something along the déjà vu effect. I don’t see future events through spiritual powers or cards or a clear ominous ball.I dream them, but I don’t remember the dreams until they’re playing out in real life, and then there’s that weird moment where I can tell you what someone is going to do or say before they do it. It’s almost like watching a car wreck, as I can’t do...

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Author bio

A Southern girl who writes with her heart on her sleeve.