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Playing with the Boys: a Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Playing with the Boys: a Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Jenny grabbed but the rubber ball bounced off her hands. Jimmy laughed. She’d get it and him, then the boys would let her play again.…

A Taste of Childhood: Fifty Word Microfiction
Fiction

A Taste of Childhood: Fifty Word Microfiction

Posted on September 15, 2018September 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

When I broke the skin on the chocolate pudding, my mouth watered. A tiny taste sucked from the upside-down spoon set my heels kicking the…

The Widower: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

The Widower: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 8, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Double-checking the directions, he measured carefully. Should he cover the pot? Damn, he missed her. He watched the water boil away, finally turning the burner…

Modern Wastrel: A Fifty Word Story
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Modern Wastrel: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Evonne moans into her wine. “I can’t make my rent this month. It’s so unfair.” She looks pointedly at the check then pulls the latest…

The End — Microfiction
Fiction

The End — Microfiction

Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Miriam lay in a puddle of cold urine. The pain disappeared in numbness. A sound at the door roused her and she moaned. John knelt…

A Popping Revenge: Microfiction
Fiction

A Popping Revenge: Microfiction

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

“Hey, that’s my soda.” She glared at her brother. He drained the glass. “Not anymore.” His nose would explode when her fist– No, better not.…

All Out: Microfiction
Fiction

All Out: Microfiction

Posted on August 4, 2018August 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Miriam’s refrigerator was empty and the last nonperishables were gone. Calling her son got only that blasted answer machine. Again. “John, I’m out of food.…

Lemons: More Microfiction
Fiction

Lemons: More Microfiction

Posted on August 2, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

“Sprite, iced tea, orange juice?” My sister enjoys being a bitch. “Allergies, remember?” Damn citrus. I never should’ve come. “What’s for dinner?” “Salmon in lemon.”…

Escape: A Micro Story
Fiction

Escape: A Micro Story

Posted on July 29, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Terror grabbed my lungs in its sweaty fist and squeezed. No stick curved like that thing in the sand. A bite from a venomous viper…

Misty Vale
Fiction

Misty Vale

Posted on July 23, 2018July 24, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

After Eudora spoke the last words triggering the colossal spell from inside the pass, waves of thunder rolled and echoed above the misty vale. The…

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About Me

R. Jean Bell grew up in the United States but has spent the last twenty years in Denmark. A voracious reader since age three, she averages a book a day. She spends her time writing fiction and poetry, doing hobby photography, and being with her husband, horses, and dogs.

Her work appears in Cast of Wonders, ParABnormal Magazine, and more. She additionally took second place in the 2019 BSFS poetry competiton.

She recently joined the first reader team at Apex Magazine.

The bex bee image and the bex-with-book image used with book reviews were both created by the extremely talented Matytan.

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