Maria Delgado

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“Crown Jewels #1: Playing for Mike” by Maria Delgado

There was no question that life somewhat fizzled out between the time Tamera graduated from high school and started her full-time job at Door-Mart. Before, her grades and hobbies warranted her the “Honors Student” title, and now she was a minimum wage employee. “Hey! Hey, dumbass, you hear me!?! I said these eggs are too expensive!” Tamera shook her head and said, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Karen, but I can’t do anything about that.” “Then. Get. Me. The. Manager!” Tamera groaned. It seemed like Mrs. Karen had a new complaint every trip she made there....

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“Raining Bullets Flood the Streets in Red” by Maria Delgado

Submitted to Contest #47

You looked out the open doors and, not for the first time, thought about how wrong the weather forecast had been. Military bullets hailed down on Americans. The streets were flooded in red as Big Brother was birthed into the world…It was just this morning when you got up and turned on the tv. You brushed your teeth and combed your hair as the weatherman announced another sunny summer day. As you dressed for work, the anchor said, "In other news, the president announced the country to be under martial law, effective immediately."You nodded th...

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Hello. I'm an aspiring author working on my first novel. Meanwhile, I'm here to use these prompts as exercises to strengthen my writing style.