Joana Marques

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2024

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“Broken Gloves” by Joana Marques

Ricky "Iron Fist" Donovan staggered into the locker room, his chastened muscles protesting with every step and his heavy breathing marked by grunts of frustration. The door closed with a slam, cutting off the roar of the crowd, but not enough to silence the storm of anger and disappointment that raged through his chest, pulsing in tune with the throbbing veins in his temple. "Ricky." His trainer's voice broke through the oppressive silence, tense as a taut wire. "We need to talk." The boxer slowly turned around. Every movement mirrored that ...

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“The ticking of fate” by Joana Marques

Submitted to Contest #255

Peter stopped in front of the church and stared at the façade that had hosted solemn farewell rites for centuries. The ancient stones, polished by the incessant march of lives that came and went, seemed to conspire against the stability of his steps, murmuring eternal longing. Filled with the fresh breath of the mountains, the breeze carried with it echoes of laments and prayers, sounds that guided him along the route he had taken from there, so many times, in a funeral procession. The destination was the sacred ground where the memories of ...

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Author bio

With degrees in History and Journalism and a specialist in Storytelling, Joana Marques believes in the power of words to transform facts into inspiring narratives in her profession as a copywriter. She grew up surrounded by stories, told by several generations of her family and by the pages of books she always read voraciously. Her passion for writing is a true vocation, which she also explores through genealogical research and theater, to which she has dedicated herself for some years.