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KIM JEFFRIES

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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ROSE BUSH

"Isn't that a little harsh?" said Donovan. His mind raced through the list of things that he would not be able to do for the next two weeks. "Please, can I make it up?" "It won't happen again." Donovan’s mother had heard it all. She had learned to drown out the noise. Her favorite song was imbedded in her head forever. When cases like this arose, the first song that came to mind, instantly, became her favorite song. As Eva Martin began to hum the first few bars of "Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall", her son’s voice began to mirror, s...

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What To Do In the Dark

Weekly Contest #291

"Isn't that a little harsh?" said Donovan. His mind raced through the list of things that he would not be able to do for the next two weeks. "Please, can I make it up?" "It won't happen again." Donovan’s mother had heard it all. She had learned to drown out the noise. Her favorite song was imbedded in her head forever. When cases like this arose, the first song that came to mind, instantly, became her favorite song. As Eva Martin began to hum the first few bars of "Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall", her son’s voice began to mir...

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Running Blind (Road Runner continued)

“Oh my goodness, I didn’t get anything to drink”. The food was so satisfyingly tasty, the mere thought of setting it down to quench her thirst, was not an option. The one thing that Carla did forget to do, while in the kitchen, would alter her mood tremendously. “An ice-cold, flavored, seltzer water would top this meal off wonderfully”. She thought. As the tomato sauce ran down her chin, the yellow pepper that protruded out of the side of a golf ball side meatball, stained her smock like gown. The yellow pepper appeared to eject off of he...

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Road Runner

Weekly Contest #268

“Oh my goodness, I didn’t get anything to drink”. The food was so satisfyingly tasty, the mere thought of setting it down to quench her thirst, was not an option. The one thing that Carla did forget to do, while in the kitchen, would alter her mood tremendously. “An ice cold flavored seltzer water would top this meal off wonderfully”. She thought. As the tomato sauce ran down her chin, the yellow pepper that protruded out of the side of a golf ball side meatball, stained her smock like gown. The yellow pepper appeared to eject off of her ...

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