HeyJaredStephen Fraga
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
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- Jul 25, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Palo Alto Online
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- Jul 24, 2026
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Short Story Contest 2026 - Optimal (opens the original)
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All things considered, the Reed family was fairly average. They lived in the town of Crestview, an area most recently affected by human optimization—a process including the artificial lengthening of one’s lifespan by halting or reversing biological aging. However, with fewer deaths, the Architects—an elite group of scientists and politicians facilitating optimization—needed a way to control the population. Calvin Reed examined himself in the bathroom mirror, trying to decide how to style his aub
Short Story Contest 2026 - A World Too Small (opens the original)
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Waking up in the crust of the Earth felt like being inside a tomb, not knowing where you were or how you got there. Initially, he experienced fear, squirming and pushing upwards in an effort to escape. Then the earth above him cracked and broke apart with a loud crash. The sun blinded him, much brighter than the last time he saw it, similar to meeting an old friend after a long time. But this time, “a long time” was too long ago to remember. He took a deep breath, feeling fresh air touch his cra
Short Story Contest 2026 - Arnold Palmer (opens the original)
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I met him on a Tuesday, which felt inconsiderate. To me, not him. Not because I had plans. Nowadays after school, I rarely have plans. My calendar is a grid of blank squares I have no intention of filling. I quit my job a month ago, then rock climbing–my chalk and shoes tucked away in the depths of my closet like relics of a person lost to time. Each day has been enveloped by a wet blanket, the kind that stays damp and drags behind you as you walk. I have become a specialist in the unremarkable.
Short Story Contest 2026 - Recital (opens the original)
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You are the second child, which means you are always the afterthought. No one says it out loud. They don’t need to. This is Ben’s younger brother, James. Ben started piano at four, played Chopin at eight, and his trophy shelf occupies the entire length of his bedroom wall. You have been handed his shape your whole life, pressed into it by people who never noticed you had your own shape. Tonight is the regional qualifier and your last chance at being like Ben, before your parents move on, and foc
Short Story Contest 2026 - The Eagle and the Crow (opens the original)
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I don’t know when or how, but today the company I have helped kill my family will kill me. With shaking hands, I gather my papers. They are warm, fresh out of the printer. I cry as I walk out of my apartment. Anna holds my hand during the car ride, playing with the wedding ring we picked out together. The Tesla smells of old coffee and Jasmine perfume. I think of Baba. His smiling face. then, his headstone. Afshin Rezaei 1964 – 2035. I imagine myself walking to the other side of his headstone. O
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