Alejandra Medina

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“The Wrath of Aphrodite ” by Alejandra Medina

Submitted to Contest #87

Mother doesn’t like it when you say, “Only fools fall in love.” She thinks it’s a challenge. From our home up on Mount Olympus, she keeps track of you hopeless romantics, the heartbroken pessimists, the in-between cynics terrified of finding that “special someone”—whatever that means. If there was ever an era in which Aphrodite reigned supreme, this is it right here. Every book, every film, every song is made for her and she revels in it. Sometimes, I’m mentioned too, by my Roman name: Cupid. You blame me for shooting my arrows at you, ...

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Currently working on a science-fantasy novel I've won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award, and have been published in The Incandescent Review. I was also 1 of 36 writers whose untitled haiku was featured in an LAX mural in 2019 titled "Songs of Freedom: Renee Fox + WriteGirl."