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Jennifer Rushing

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2026

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Where Silence Lies

The first thing I stole from Jenn was her pen. I remember the way I watched her before I took it. The way she kept it tucked into her bag like it still belonged to a world where things lasted. Like it mattered. In a place where everything gets left behind eventually, that stood out. So I took it. And I waited. --- When she noticed, she didn’t search. Didn’t move fast. Didn’t make a sound. She just looked at me. Slow. Steady. Her eyes narrowed, and even without words, I understood: Give it back. --- I leaned away. Just enough. --- She foll...

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The wanderer of Nod

Weekly Contest #346

The Wanderer of NodThe odometer on the dash of the ’74 sedan had stopped turning centuries ago, frozen at a number that looked like a long, tired sigh. Cain didn’t know why he had finally stepped out of the car. Perhaps he thought the asphalt would feel different beneath his boots than it did beneath the tires. It didn’t. It felt like nothing—a smooth, frictionless plane that offered no resistance and no direction.He walked with a slow, agonizing deliberation down the center of the road. To his left and right, the suburb of "Nod" was a maste...

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