Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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“In my Father's Footsteps” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #151

For generations my family has upheld a time honor tradition of service to our country. We have lived up to this legacy for as long as I can remember and it all began with my great grandfather during the First World War and has lasted until my time. This time honor tradition of service to our country is one that I respect with my whole heart. I give thanks everyday to my great grandfather and to all the members of my family for the enduring sacrifices they have made. But I ask the question. Is this the right path for me? Throughout the ye...

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“Ollie The Robot” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #150

Six years in the making and he's finally ready. Six years of hard work. Six years of blood and sweat. Six years of sleepless nights to make my dream come true and now here I am done, finished. Ollie is ready for the world to see and Ollie is ready to see the world. Ollie started as a dream, as a way to put my creative aspirations to the test and boy did I achieve what I wanted. I'm an artist. I love to draw anything from people to animals to anything I can imagine and that's how Ollie came to be. Ollie started as a drawing. My inspirat...

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“Darkness Has Fallen” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #149

The darkness is back. I feel it in my bones. I see it everywhere I go. No one can stop the darkness for it has come once again and hit my town of Sandy Shores. Sandy Shores use to be a town of light and beauty. Laughter was in every corner of my small town. Life was full of happiness. Families were together. Friends were having fun with each other. But ever since the darkness came the beauty, the light, the laughter and the happiness have left Sandy Shores. My name is Jamie, this is my story of how the darkness overcame my small town o...

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“Tower Apartments” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #148

505 5th Street apartment 5A at the imposing, menacing Tower apartment building is where me and my husband Jake are taking a tour of the apartment.Me and Jake are looking for a bigger apartment for our expanding family and the Tower apartments have what we are looking for. We are in luck one apartment has become available.Today me and Jake are heading to the Tower apartment building to look at the place. Jake is excited to go but me not so much.I don't know what it is but the Tower apartment building gives me this uneasy feeling. I heard so m...

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“True Love Never Dies” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #147

Movies always have away of captivating you. Whether you like Science fiction, Action, Comedy, Horror or Romance. movies have this magical spell that weaves its self around you. What movies tells us is a story about life that you can instantly connect too. Movies has a way of making their stories become real, away to connect to yourself and with part of your life that you never knew existed. For me a girl who comes from a good family, who enjoys spending time with one's family, movies is away when we can all be together. There's been a ...

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“A Letter From the Past To The Future” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #146

To my future self, Marisol I don't know how the future came out for us. I hope it came out great. I hope you are having a lot of good times. We had great times during our younger years. I hope the future turned out better fo us, better than the past. Remembering the past is easy and I sure do hope you remember our past. Remember all the good times we had. The summers we spent with our family and friends. The vacations we took. Remember even the bad times. The lost friends, the lost family members, the lost jobs. Writing this letter, ...

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“Invitation To A Dream” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #145

"Miss Brianna Logan, you are cordially invited to this years annual Carnival Ball. The theme for the Ball is bright colors." I'm here in Rio for the first time to experience Carnival and I get invited to the most extravagant Carnival Ball. Am I reading this correctly. I'm invited to the hottest party in the entire world. I don't have the words to explain. Me Brianna Logan invited to the Carnival Ball. Wow, this is so cool. Now I just have to figure out what to wear. The theme for the ball is bright colors. I have to come up with the mo...

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“A Journey to the Past” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #144

I've always wonder what the past was like. How the people lived? What they ate? What clothes they wore? What books they read? The past is fascinating. The past has a way of capturing your imagination. My favorite time period is the 1920's, the golden age of Hollywood. The movie starts of the past were glamorous, from the dresses they wore to the makeup they used. 1910-1960 is when the golden age of Hollywood took place. The 1920's was a fascinating time. The decade when sound was first introduce to movies, then we have the 1930's when ...

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“Campground Mystery” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #143

Two years earlier Three best friends Emmie, Theo and Cassie head to North Pines campground for a weekend of fun only to never be seen or heard from again. The search for Emma, Theo and Cassie went on for two weeks, no sign of them has ever been found. Those who go to North Pines for a weekend of camping are haunted by the disappearance of the three friends and they never last the full weekend. A sign is posted at the entrance of the camping ground reads "Camp at your own risk." Now two years after the disappearance of Emmie, Theo and...

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“Story Time” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #142

I am the story teller here to tell a story to my young student Kendall and a bunch of her friends. My name is Gabriella. Today's story time takes place at our world famous library, where kids and adults take in the magic of books and where the librarians words are words of wisdom. Kendall my young student of ten loves books and the library. She is just like and all others young and old who loves books. Who doesn't love a good book? Today I'm taking Kendall and a bunch of her friends to the library for story time. I will be telling Kend...

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“Book Review” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #141

One Star! How did I get a One Star review? I put my heart and soul into this project. My whole life went into this project, and now this idiot critic is telling me my book is out dated. No one wants to read a book about history. A love worth waiting for is the name of my book and it's not just a history book. The book is based on my grandparents love story. The back drop of the book is set during the Depression when my grandparents meet at the age of ten and all the way through WW 2 and the present day. This book is an honest to God ...

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“Memories” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #140

I remember like it was yesterday. The memories of that horrible day does not fade with each passing day, the memories get stronger. I maybe old, but my memory is youthful. I can still hear the planes. I can still smell the smoke. I can still hear the explosions. I can still hear the screams of the dying. Things like that never fade. Memories like those never fade. Yes, there are times when I wish to forget, but every time I see or hear a plane flying, I am reminded of that day. Remembering and honoring those who lost their lives is eas...

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“Leaving A Legacy” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #139

What does sowing seeds for the future mean? I never understood what that meant until I looked it up. it means to do something that ensures a certain outcome in the future. To me it also means leaving a legacy for future generations and that's what I want to leave behind. I want to leave a piece of me, a piece of my family, a piece of history for future generations not only in my family, but for other families can know all about the times I live in and to know the men and women who shaped these times. My grandparents you can say sow t...

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“Adventures In Cascade Falls” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #138

I want to do something fun. The weather is nice. The sun is shining, everyone is out doing fun things. I want to go on a spectacular adventure and in this town, there are so many fun things to do. Cascade Falls is unlike any place to live. There is a zoo, aquarium, boat tours, paragliding, parasailing, even a submarine adventure tour. There is also hiking to the big water falls which is happily named after our town. We can also go bird watching and then at night you can go star gazing at the observatory. Just naming all the things to d...

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“A Love Never Forgotten” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #137

What is happiness if you don't share it with the ones you love? I've been blessed for the last 45 years to have been married to the most wonderful man and blessed to have three incredible children and four grandchildren. But my thoughts every now and then go to what I lost. It was the end of the Vietnam War. Soldiers were coming home. POWs were being released. But the one person I wished for so many years to come home never returned. I love this man with all my heart. He was my whole world. He also loved the Army and was proud to ser...

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Author bio

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