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Jennifer Dillon

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2026

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Overnights

Weekly Contest #371

The coffee expired an hour ago, but I’m not making another pot.  Technically, it expired at midnight. I changed the timer to two. If you come into a gas station this late, you deserve old coffee. It’s mostly drunks or kids buying junk to stave off their munchies this time of night. Then there are the chronic losers who come in four or five times a night.  Don’t you people sleep? I don’t even greet the regulars anymore. They come in, buy a candy bar and a Monster, then come back an hour later for a frozen dinner and rolling papers. ...

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B354

Weekly Contest #370

6:54PM C’mon already. At this point I’d pay them to let me punch out now.  My fingers tap against the desk. I feel like I’m at a starting line waiting for the gun to go off. Please don’t call. Please don’t call. Please don’t call. Please don’t— BEEP FUUUUCKKKKK me. “Thank you for contacting customer service. How can I help you?” I said, hoping this person would be immediately sucked into some Hellmouth vortex so I can disconnect.  Why was it always me? Why did I always get the last call?  I listened half-heartedly and ...

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Stay Where I Can See You

Weekly Contest #358

TW: mention of child abuse and blood...................... The last bit of dirt fell from the shovel and I could finally breathe again. By the time I got to the house, Birdy was the only one still alive. The thicket of dense brush I had to push through to get back to her was surrounding the house and I felt the scratches forming on my arms as I pushed through their nettles. The top of the cabin roof came into view and I could see the crooked weather vane that knocked on the roof when it was windy. Not that there had been much wind lately. Th...

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Forks

Weekly Contest #357

Trigger Warning: Discussion of a school shooting. .......................................................................................... It didn’t feel real. Suddenly time was this very present animal. Even the pretty voice on the car radio knew it. The drive to the hospital was mostly a blur but “One, two, three, one, two, three, drink,” she sang before talking about swinging from chandeliers. I couldn’t focus. One, two, three… I don’t remember most of the drive. Now I’m sitting here, getting most of the information I know from th...

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