Carole Cobos

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

Stories (41)

41 Stories

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“Scars Can Be Deeper Than The Skin” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #75

“What do you mean you don’t care?”He simply shrugged, lounging comfortably on the sofa. What else did the so-called friend want him to say? That he wanted to remember his past? That he wanted to relearn how he got all his scars, his limp, his glass eye? How he had more electrical burns on his skin than any man should? Almost as if he’d been routinely struck by lightning...No.He was good, thank you. “Gabriel, you can’t be serious-”“You know what my name means?”The asian man pauses, then smiles softly “It means ‘God is my strength’. ...

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“To my Best Friend” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #74

Trigger warning: sexual assault, attempted rape To my Best Friend, This is my first and only entry. Thank you for the nice book anyways, Jamie. It’s very pretty. I love green. I’ll address this entry to you. Let me start with this; Loving your job was rewarded oftentimes since hating your job was so normalized. In this form of business, as you very much know, loving your job made you nothing short of a monster. There are people who are trapped in this way of living, people who kill and l...

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“Top Ten Reasons I Fell In Love With the New Kid- that’s you btw---THIS IS ME ANSWERING YOUR LOVE LETTER” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #74

Top Ten Reasons I Fell In Love With the New Kid- that’s you btw---THIS IS ME ANSWERING YOUR LOVE LETTER 10) When Mr. Stoby asked you to introduce yourself you said everything but your name (I love the Avengers too) 9) Instead of sitting with the cool kids like they invited you to-you just plopped your but where you wanted at the closest seat (which was next to me) 8) You're really funny (but you are quiet about it, which is considerate seeing that we're in class and all that) 7) You wear t-shirts that say stupid things but that...

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“When I Should Have Seen My Life- I Saw You” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #74

Do you know the phrase ‘as your life flashes before your eyes’? In case not let Kiara explain it to you- it’s to have a recollection of the highlights of your life. Good and bad. But she wasn’t getting any of that. Not even when they bound her body to the cross and yelled curses at her. No, all she got was her. Kiara’s gaze was focused on the trembling princess- and instead of yelling curses or sobbing or even forgiving (which would be the cruelest thing she could have done), she told a lie. Which really was how it all began. ...

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“To The Highest Bidder” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #72

In a world of hatred, schemes, and bald-faced lies it is a very rare thing to have anything clearly written on crisp parchment. There were always smudged words adding more circumstance or words written on another tongue designed to mislead. But as the young girl hunched over the typewriter, the sweet clacking of keys filed the air, and there was no writing except the writing of her heart. And if she were to use the misleading language of the travel, it would only be to write poetry or pretty sounding music. Nowadays, in a time of politi...

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“Make Your Escape (Before it's too late)” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #67

>> Zeke, age of 9, and Johan, age of 39 <<"Are we not friends?" he asked his friend of 3 years, who looked like the embodiment of tragedy, but acted as a father to him. “Of course- and if you were to die I would never forgive myself.”The young boy laughed merrily up at the older man, “My death wouldn’t be your fault.”Tears brimmed in the older man’s eyes- aged by tragedy and hard decisions. A man of 42 thinking like a man of 80. Oh, how cruel the world is.“It’ll always be my fault.”…“Sir, should I go fetch the wood?”“No, sta...

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“My Prize Pet” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #67

Earth would be a brilliant place to hold the intergalactic market place except for a few things Humans prefer traveling for trade It’s an overpopulated planet The weather isn’t similar throughout the planet ranging from ‘freezing’ cold to ‘searing’ heat They were relatively new to the whole intergalactic trade thing ... Negyxo-erm was entranced by the human species. For the following reasons; They are adorable They are so...dim-witted, especially the younger ones They cried and laughed at inanimate object So when he w...

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“Compensation” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #67

Swords slashed, blood spilled, screams torn from their captive’s throats. "One more time, tell me- where is it?" The man gurgled his blood before he spat it at the beady eyed man's boots, "I don't know!" The beady eyed man smiled cruelly, blood spekcing hsi drak frizzed beard "Do you really want to die a liar?" "Who says I'm lying?" .... “How are you feeling, sir?” “...” “It’s okay, sir- you don’t need to answer. Come with me.” “Me name is Patrick? “Yes, Patrick Styvuesant.” “Thatnotmename” “What’s that sir?” “Not s...

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“Smile For the Camera” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #67

Poem's Title: A Thing of BeautyBy: Emery GomezA Thing of Beautythat he was, madeof haunted past andsympathetic hugs.He recognized herbeauty and ignoredthe village files.He made her softenwith one of his smiles.Power coursed in herblood, so muchshe could bathe in a flood.Every night he stolea scale and luredher in deeper.He saw value in everyinch of her,she saw salvation wheneverhe was near.But salvation has it's priceand she was theperfect sacrifice.Fiery scales and emerald eyesscorching breath and deafening sighsA thing of beauty,that she w...

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“The gods Chosen” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #66

How...how..how selfish!A bitter laugh escaped her, his rival "It doesn't count if you're already planning your defeat."He lifts his dead eyes to meet hers and she forces back a shiver- what a horror. The beautiful boy who stood before her; tragedy written in his blood, was now planning to prove his point to the world in the crudest sense.The way he moved, everything he did- was like yelling at the world 'You don't have to destroy me with your circumstances! I can do it myself!'It was amusing at first, to see the usually carefully blond becom...

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“A Fire Hangs in the Sky” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #65

It wasn't everyday one discovered that the sky wasn't smooth, grey and cold to the touch. Warm depending on how close the nearest fire is. That you couldn't touch the end of the world. That there is a fire you couldn't temper. Couldn't even stand near since it burns so bright. Six- no, Peter's my name. I heard the stories of course, my sister told the most popular one and in the best way. With voices. She'd sit under a small fire that, in a corner she managed to find. Corners were popular because fires were oftentimes near and if you huddled...

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Author bio

Just a girl who likes writing- reading too. Trying to improve :D. So....help a gal out and leave some critique? Comment and feedback is always appreciated. I mean it. I like writing about Love. Not just romantic- but platonic too. Sibling bonds of love. The dynamic between a father and son/daughter, mother and son/daughter. I very rarely write anything light-hearted, but I'm pleased when I do. Thanks for (at least) checking me out! PS, comment on one of my stories and I'll be super hyped- so hyped that it's likely I will ready five of your stories. I know...i know... I need to calm down. Stay safe! - Carole C