Maria Zaragoza

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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“The Portrait ” by Maria Zaragoza

Submitted to Contest #221

October 27, 1933Dear Diary,      Excellent news this Friday! My portrait came in. I still don’t know how Mother convinced her husband to get it for me. I posed for it the whole of the summer. And what an odd Dear summer that was! You must remember the ailments I spoke of. The long, warm months of summer and the enchanting days of September gone to headaches, dizziness - and how tired I always felt! But all that is past. I have no more complaints to speak of. Nothing bothers me now and I have nothing to do the re...

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“The Shades of the House” by Maria Zaragoza

Submitted to Contest #215

The old Montes house, situated on the town’s main street, looked quite pleasant during the day, in spite of years that had passed of total abandonment. The home was constructed by some long ago ancestor of the Montes family, which was noted by the red mansard roof, the grand chimney, and the high tower of the attic. The house was painted a white brick that somehow still looked clean in the light. The inside of the home was bare, except for a red velvet rug in the vestment, the cream curtains on every window, and a grand piano in the parlor r...

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