Felix Cortes-Schoeler

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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2 Stories

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“Wait! Wait! Wait!” by Felix Cortes-Schoeler

Submitted to Contest #103

Wait! Wait! Wait! Excuse me, but are you--? You are! It’s been ages, how’s it going? I can’t believe I’m running into you! See, I had this dream the other--What do you mean you-- Of course you know me! I mean, sure, we probably weren’t THAT close, but we’ve kept in touch, right? Social media? We have! At least I have. So, how’s Sandra?What do you mean “she’s gone”? You didn’t-- did you? I can’t believe you let her go! She was the one, man, she was! The two of you: match made in--Oh… Oh, you meant… I’m sorry. What was it? Cancer, right? Was i...

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“The Monster in the Apartment” by Felix Cortes-Schoeler

Submitted to Contest #102

Nobody seems to care that, for almost a month now, the door of apartment 1013 has stood ajar.In the four years since my husband bought 1014 and we moved in, I have run into Mr. Gastelum two dozen times or so. I have yet to see him sober. Many a night, he lalls and yells in front of the building when he forgets his keys, which happens often: we are then treated to his rambling sidewalk serenade, in which he damns the entire world to heck while trying not to keel over into the potted hydrangeas. I have stopped looking out the window, unlike my...

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Author bio

Writer and translator, active mainly in film and TV, and independently published author. Former journalist and war correspondent. Dog lover. Amateur chef.