Alejandra Mora

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

Stories (7)

7 Stories

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“Ginny's Family” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #185

Ginny stepped into the garage which had just been burned to a crisp. Thankfully the house hadn’t been damaged in the fire and even the family car hadn’t been parked in the garage. So aside from what was in storage, they were lucky, no lives lost, not much damage. Except of course to Ginny’s heart. The stench of smoke filled the air still, even though it had been a couple of days. For safety measures, she and the others had cramped themselves into a motel room until the fire department deemed it safe to return home. Home. This place was bare...

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“A New Life” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #168

The man sat slumped over, his head in his hands. Is he tired, overworked, angry? I wonder what he is thinking. Does something trouble him? Is he on his way to work, or perhaps he has no job and just received another rejection, no career, no life really.But I would never know the answers to my questions, because in a flash the man was gone and I am immediately left looking into someone else’s eyes. A girl with wild hair, pleated skirt, backpack a lot of bright makeup. Who is she? Where is the train taking her today? High school? College? What...

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“The Space She Left Behind” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #108

I could still see the scuff marks on the floor where the hospital bed had been wheeled away. The rubber parts of the wheels were no match for the wooden floor and yet try as I might, the dark spots only got darker, no matter how much I tried to get rid of them.The living room felt cold, as if no one had ever lived in this house at all. Viv had objected all day to having to move into the living room. But with all her body aches and those ridiculous spiral stairs that even I, in my healthiest state couldn't climb up without tripping, setting h...

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“Janine” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #107

Janine examined her reflection in the full-length mirror. Nordstrom's was having a holiday sale, so this was the perfect time to buy a dress for the funeral, that is if she was still going. Her friend Ava crunched loudly on cheese crackers as she sat on the bench in the changing room. She nodded her approval. “That’s it right there! That outfit is killer.” It was a poor choice of words and Ava realized it as soon as she said them. “Oops, my bad. It is an ‘exquisite ensemble.’ ” Ava laughed loudly at her own joke, that mimicked Janine’s mothe...

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“Robot Arms” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #106

It had been a long arduous process to get to this day. Calvin couldn’t believe it, but he was finally going to get his robot arms. He sat with his parents at the doctor’s office, and they were discussing the new state of the art prosthetic arms available to him. Calvin’s mother smiled and whispered, “Looks like you're going to be a superhero after all.”**When Calvin was 9 he received his first set of prosthetic arms. As a kid he thought robot arms would give him special superpowers. His parents had taken him several times to a prosthetist to...

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“Trixie and Norma of East Cordovia” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #106

Trixie was laid out on the carpet and the way the feeling of it caressed her body made her sleepier than ever before. She’d been too exhausted to climb into bed, plus the carpet was so much softer. Her mom had asked her to go to bed for a nap a while ago, but Trixie just couldn't. She wished there was a way to let her mom know she wanted to stay here all day, that her bed was all the way upstairs and it was cozy right where she was. But it was no use. Trixie knew no matter what she tried, all her mom would do is pat her on the head absentmin...

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“Through His Eyes” by Alejandra Mora

Submitted to Contest #105

William was not the man I had thought him to be, and he’d hurt me for the last time. I couldn’t endure anymore of the turmoil he’d been putting me through, the ups and downs, the unpredictable moods, the unfounded jealousy. There had been rumors about him and his last wife, about his being abusive. I didn’t know what to believe though, since he never laid a hand on me. It was quite evident that there had been some buzz worthy drama since everyone in the office advised me against dating him and then eventually marrying him. But I ignored...

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Author bio

I am indie author writing poetry and fiction. Feel free to visit my website for more, alejandramorahendler.com