Alejandra Flores-Jimenez

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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“Carlos The Eagle” by Alejandra Flores-Jimenez

Submitted to Contest #73

A...an eagle? How on Earth was he, a ninety-five-year old retired mafiosi man to take care of an eagle of all things? Couldn’t Anthony have gotten him a parrot or something? A cat? Anything but an eagle. How was he even meant to start taking care of this thing!? Awkwardly, Feliciano tried to set the animal down into a cage. It wouldn’t budge. Its talons dug into the leather glove that had come with it and it stayed put, eyes narrowed, challenging Feli. After a few more failed attempts, Felciano gave up on trying to get the eagle off th...

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“Betrayed” by Alejandra Flores-Jimenez

Submitted to Contest #70

Maria lay, curled up on her bed in a little cocoon of blankets, headphones perched upon her ears. The only light source in the room was the lit screen of her phone as it displayed her music choice: only songs about heartbreak. The blue light illuminated her soft features and reflected her grey skin. Her lip quivered as she held herself close, black streaks of mascara smudged on her round cheeks as she sniffled and smudged it some more with the back of her hand. What had Charlotte been thinking, then? Had Maria done something wrong? Something...

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