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Holiday Hopes: Microfiction
Fiction

Holiday Hopes: Microfiction

Posted on December 21, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

“Merry Christmas.” Her grandson kissed her cheek and handed her a bottle. “You had something for us?” Minerva rose. “I’ll make coffee.” “No time.” He…

Just a Child: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Just a Child: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on December 14, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Mitch dismantled the weapon to clean it. “Is your sister gonna rat us out?” “Nah, I scared her good.” Grinning, Jake bagged the drugs. “Besides,…

Between the Lines: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Between the Lines: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on November 3, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Emma’s eyes kept returning to the heavy leather volume on the shelf. She handled the cracked binding carefully. The Guide to Færie. The charity shop…

The Invocation: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

The Invocation: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on October 19, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Amidst the three-pointed symbols of her dark god, she prostrated herself. Another incantation had failed. Her year-old child cooed in the corner. She gathered him…

Accidental Apocalypse: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Accidental Apocalypse: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Jimmy fumbled with the heavy book above the open coffin. He recited the foreign words. “Jenny, arise.” The battered figure moved upon the pink silk…

Character Arcs: Subtle Yet Essential
Writing

Character Arcs: Subtle Yet Essential

Posted on September 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

One piece of a story that is often neglected by newer writers is the character arc. Part of the reason this is easily overlooked is…

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…

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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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