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Yasmin Youssef

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2025

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Misery Loves Company

Submitted to Contest #308

Whoever heard of a twenty-five year old getting married? It was practically geriatric. But in Kulum, a village alongside the Nile river, Yara was that twenty-five year old. She had always hoped she could escape the barbaric tradition by being a caregiver for her Aunt Sena. Well, Aunt Sena went and betrayed her by dying. Yara’s grandfather, the mayor of Kulum, decided Yara would be married off to the cousin of the mayor in the neighboring village. That way she would not be such a burden on the family and he would be furthering his own politi...

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Freedom

Submitted to Contest #307

I ignore my racing heart as the two other sinners prepare for the trials ahead. “Survivor wins freedom.”This was the promise. The hope that kept all of us alert behind metal bars, waiting for our turn. Though no one had ever survived the “Rehabilitation” to taste that liberation, there was always the possibility. We lived off that possibility.To my right was Kilo, whom I hated. He was a self righteous dreamer. Who ever heard of a person smiling in prison? To the left was G. A frail waif who could blow over if the wind was at just the right a...

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Original Soul Food

Submitted to Contest #306

Original Soul Food Our StoryWitch, Head Chef and Founder, Marina the Dreaded, started her humble beginnings as a young one hundred and thirty year old harvester of human souls in the underworld. After an apprenticeship with Hades God of the Dead, she asked herself: Why isn't there a convenient place to provide a gourmet experience for witches looking to suck the youth out of fresh and locally sourced humans? So it was. Founded in 1690 Salem, Massachusetts, Marina the Dreaded started our beloved “Original Soul Food”, a restaurant using only l...

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