Jorge Febres

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Tierra Firme” by Jorge Febres

Placing the glasses, dad started reading the back of the map: “Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath a deep blue sky? Didn´t have a care in the world, with mommy and daddy standing by. Look between the rocks of the dock where there were no ducks but we always rocked, and at the end, we will top this story with a nice coffee and I´ll forever look after you.” He was laying in a hospital bed, soon to be his ultimate resting place and our last chance to be with him. An event we feared the last couple of years. Nevertheless, ...

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“The House of Glass” by Jorge Febres

Submitted to Contest #93

Daddy was distracted. She went inside. The House of Glass looked a lot like a temple of thousand doors, but it was for sure the toughest of her challenges. For starters, she was not allowed to bring the Magic Sword along. The Knight in shiny armor was holding on to it outside the House for the rest of the day, and the sun was setting already. Before the day was over, she was urged to complete this task, the last on a short list of dues that would earn her long craved Courage. First fork in the path, go right. She checked her list men...

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“Clue” by Jorge Febres

Submitted to Contest #34

From the moment the TV was turned off, it felt like a set of theater drapes closed to the outside world and left us on our own, something that we desperately needed.Slowly, we started gathering around the big table on the living room. My brother Peter came in from the porch, after smoking a cigar. My older brother John finished his video chat with his wife and kids on the phone. I left the couch where I was immersed in Dan Brown’s Deception Point, one of my grandmother’s favorite authors. From the kitchen, mom and granny showed up with ...

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