YWW writer Jessica Arman is in our Monday Spotlight this
week. Jessica lives on a farm in small town Michigan .
She grew up working outside and caring for animals. At present she is a student
at Lake Superior University Colorado
Mountain College
Every other Thursday Jessica attends the Pickford Community
Library’s Young Writers Workshop to enhance her writing skills. She has been
writing short stories her whole life, basing them on a bent reality of everyday
events.
As Jessica grew so did her writing, the stories became more
realistic. She writes to do the things that will never happen.
Jessica has a short story Terror Bond published in the 2012-2013
Pickford Young Writers Anthology of Short Stories and Poetry. She published
her first sci-fi thriller Protective
Measures with JLB Creatives Publishing in May of 2014.
Jessica’s dream is to open an animal rehabilitation center,
but for now she will continue to write her many other lives.
Download Jessica Arman’s novella Protective Measures and the Pickford Young Writers Anthologies on
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About Protective Measures:
Imagine being stuck in school forever. Living there, working
there, and eating every meal there. That’s what Taryn and every other kid from
her town has to do. What they don’t know is that this so-called slave school is
run by Taryn’s father. This secret will lead to heartbreak and despair. Freedom
will be had, but not without a heavy cost.
Excerpt:
Before she even
reached the classroom, she knew something was wrong. The hallway was too empty
and too quiet. She walked into the room to find most of the teachers present,
and at the very back stood the master, Alloy. He was short and heavyset. His
black suit fit like a second skin. He had bleached blond, slicked-back hair,
and his face was always tight and emotionless. Taryn knew this could not end
well. She put on her best “I don’t care” face and stood in front of the
assembly.
“Do you know why you’re here, Ms. Bicks?” Alloy asked.
“I left class without being dismissed. Since when is that
something you get involved in?”
“That is one reason you are here, but there are many more. I
have been keeping my eye on you and have found that you are a leader for some
of these students—too much of a leader. They seem to think that when you are
around they can get away with more. Not to mention your constant misbehavior
anyway. We are going to put a stop to that.” Alloy said. He grabbed the
intercom mic and made the announcement, “All students must now report to the
auditorium. Please sit in your rank order, with the highest in the front.” He
clicked off the intercom and faced Taryn again.
“Now, Taryn if you would follow me to the auditorium, we can
get this over with and put you back in your place.” Alloy's face sported a
devilish grin.
Learn more about the Pickford Community Library's Young Writers Workshop here.
Learn more about JLB Creatives Publishing here. We are open for submissions of most genre.
