Annie (Peterson) Mendoza

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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“Nightmares in Colombia” by Annie (Peterson) Mendoza

Submitted to Contest #206

With each attempt to stay afloat, my lungs burned with a desperation as if they would burst. I could feel the oxygen draining from my head causing blurred vision. The shore line now melding with the night sky. I’d always thought drowning an easier way to go, but was having second thoughts. The river was the only safe place at night, when they sent out search parties for me in the forest and campos. They were fully armed with rifles, machetes, and worst of all, were convinced I was their criminal. If caught, how long would they keep me alive ...

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“The Mexican Omen” by Annie (Peterson) Mendoza

Submitted to Contest #169

Carefully pinning the final piece of wet, dark-crimson clothing to the thin, withering rope, held in place by only a single nail and rusted wire, I felt a sharp cold wind blow through me. The sun seemed to set earlier that day on the terraza, ushering in an ominous chill. Recoiling at the awful sensation, I tripped head-first over the basket of laundry, landing my badly bruised arm directly on the cold, unforgiving concrete floor. I opened my eyes, only to meet the shrewd gaze of a menacing black cat with crafty, piercing green eyes, leering...

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