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Jodi Renee Thomas

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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Be Careful What You Don't Know You Wish For

Submitted to Contest #203

“I need a date for a wedding next Saturday.” That was it, one seemingly innocuous sentence that changed my life forever. I was a 38-year-old spinster who had been burned so many times before that I had sworn off all romantic entanglements. Maybe it was my shockingly red hair or the attitude that matched it. Or perhaps it was the fact that I spent the majority of my adult life (up to that point) spanking people for money. I’m sure it was a myriad of reasons that I was still single, but I didn’t care. I just knew that no single woman of a ce...

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BJ and The Mrs.

Submitted to Contest #195

It is often said that “behind every great man stands an even greater woman.” Although this is a true statement, it is rarely discussed that many times, every fantastic woman has an incredible man for backup. That lucky guy is me. I’m the backup. Or sidekick, if you will. I never planned on being a superhero or even one’s second in command; the entire situation fell into my lap one day. I was going to be a psychiatrist, stockbroker, or something important that makes a butt load of money. But it seemed that there was another plan awaiting me. ...

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