Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (45)

45 Stories

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“Poppy's Locket” by Melinda Madrigal

The locket, a heart shape locket has been in the St. James family for a generation, pass down from mother to daughter on the day of their 18th birthday. Today is Hailey St. James 18th birthday, the day she will receive the most special gift that has been in her family for a generation. Hailey doesn't know the back story to the gift, she only knows the gift is pass down from mother to daugh...

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“A Look Into The Past” by Melinda Madrigal

Photo albums, a journey into the past through pictures, for Ember looking through her families photo albums is a way to connect and to learn about where her family comes from. Ember doesn't know much about where her family is from, the only thing she knows is that the beginning of her family begins at Ellis Island. Ember has tried everything to know more about her family, looking through r...

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“Sinister Talk” by Melinda Madrigal

The house on Elm is quiet, no sounds are heard expect the ones coming from the basement of 2141 Elm Street. RaeLynn, who lives on the 3rd floor of 2141 Elm Street is getting home from work when upon entering the front door hears noises coming from the basement. RaeLynn goes to the basement door, opens it and hears people talking. She can't make out what they are saying , so she goes down a...

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“Full Moon” by Melinda Madrigal

AnnaBella, a fifteen year old girl who has lived in Moon Falls Bay her entire life. She loves everything about Moon Falls Bay, but there is one thing that terrifies AnnaBella and the community of Moon Falls Bay and that is the legend that always comes true. Fall has begun which means the first full moon is about to come out. When this happens something terrifying lurks in the mountains of Moon Falls Bay, ...

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“Missing” by Melinda Madrigal

What happen to Grace Anderson? Point lookout, Halloween five years ago Grace Anderson disappeared into thin air. Grace Anderson disappeared at a Halloween party hosted by her best friend Leah. No one saw her leave the party. No one even remembered Grace being at the party until the next day when her parents filed a missing person's report. The sheriff didn't do anything to help Grace's par...

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“Mateo Comes Home” by Melinda Madrigal

Ten years ago, a tragedy occur in Maple falls. No one saw it coming, but when it happened, the whole town changed forever. Mateo, the person responsible for the tragedy disappeared shortly after the investigation finished. No one in Maple falls has ever rom him since. What he did stained and tarnished the reputation of Maple falls. Maple falls use to be the No. 1 destination for holiday va...

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“Lost Connection: Finding Ben” by Melinda Madrigal

Aaliyah- I miss you. When are you coming home? Ben- Soon, I promise. Aaliyah- When you get home, there is something I need to tell you. Ben- What is it? Aaliyah- I have to tell you face to face. Ben- Okay. Aaliyah- Ben................... Aaliyah...

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“Trick Or Treat Revenge” by Melinda Madrigal

You wanna do something fun? I look at my best friend Violet. She nods. Tomorrow is Halloween, I have something wicked planned. It's not just any prank, but revenge. My name is Autumn, me and my best friend Violet have been tormented by the most vicious, backstabbing girls I have ever known. They are known as the Fab 5. The Fab 5 Camila, Natalie, Jade, Ashley and Taylor rule South hig...

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“Dreams Of Another World” by Melinda Madrigal

What are dreams? What do they mean? Can dreams really take us to another world? Are dreams just part of our imagination? For Lucy, her dreams are nothing but real. I've been having the same recurring dream night after night after night. I don't know what it means. I've tried everything to get to the bottom of my dream. I've talk to literally everyone and they all told me the same thing, it's just a dream....

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“One Last Time Together” by Melinda Madrigal

The Sixties, a turbulent time for the U.S. from the election of a new leader, to the Cuban Missile crisis, to the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and the gay liberation movement, to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X and Robert Kennedy. The decade is met with challenges, the U.S. overcame them all, but for one couple the sixties, especially 1968 is a year they wi...

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“Legacy(The First Female Fighter Pilot)” by Melinda Madrigal

Addison Reyes, the first female fighter pilot in the United States Navy, and also the first person of color to be a fighter pilot. Since she was a little girl Addison loved the skies, she would spread her arms wide and pretend she was a bird flying. When Addison was ten years old her grandfather, a pilot in his own right took Addison flying. She loved every minute of it. At...

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“Before She Was A Star” by Melinda Madrigal

Before she was a star Isabella Dominguez was an ordinary girl with big dreams of being a movie and music star. The daughter of immigrants, Isabella worked day and night at Holly's roadside diner to make her dreams come true. Although it wasn't easy for Isabella, being the daughter of immigrants, but that didn't stop Isabella from pursing her dreams and working at Holly's diner gave Isabell...

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“The Museum Comes Alive” by Melinda Madrigal

Every night at exactly midnight the Smithsonian museum comes alive. Midnight has come, Hazel, a paleontologist is working the night shift when something unexpected happens. I hate working the night shift, but my work demands it. The work I'm doing is too important to put down. The exhibit I'm putting together is called the beginning of life, which explores earths early past...

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“Journey to Atlantis” by Melinda Madrigal

Thalia, an adventurer came upon an ancient scroll that tells of a world that was buried at the bottom of the ocean. Wow, my god this scroll tells of Atlantis. The Atlantis of myth and legend and I am going to be the one to finally discovery the ancient city. Thalia put the scroll in her backpack and left the cave of Crete. She walks happily back to her hotel to look at the scroll ...

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“The Secret Of Monarch Lake” by Melinda Madrigal

The story goes, on a hot summer's night five friends decided to play a harmless game of truth or dare, which didn't go as planned. As each friend chose truth, one of them chose dare. The dare was to go to Monarch lake light house and spend hour inside. Abby took the dare. Abby walks to the light house unaware her friends are following her. Abby's friends Sam...

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Author bio

I love to write stories. My favorite genres to write is science fiction and historical fiction.