Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (204)

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“Lost Connection: Finding Ben” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #115

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 hears a loud boom Connection lost between Aaliyah and Ben Ben are you there? Ben answer me! Oh my god! something happened to Ben, that noise sounded like a bomb. No this can't be happening Ben promised me he will be okay. I have to call back. I...........I.........I don't know w...

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“Trick Or Treat Revenge” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #114

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 high with an iron fist, all the guys like them, the girls are little pets following them around, for us we hate them. We've known the head witch Camila since ...

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“Dreams Of Another World” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #113

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. I know it's not my imagination. There is something happening with my dreams. I just don't know what it is. Interpreting dreams is not ...

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“One Last Time Together” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #112

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 will never forget. Sandy Correa and Danny Shea are high school sweet hearts, they lived through the first half of the sixties like anothe...

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

Submitted to Contest #111

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 twelve years Addison's father, a pilot took her to an air show to watch the military planes. Addison was mesmerized by the pilots and the planes, from that time on ...

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“Before She Was A Star” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #110

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 Isabella what she needed, and what Isabella needed was an audience. Isabella began working at Holly's diner when she was fifteen to help her struggling pare...

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“The Museum Comes Alive” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #109

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 all the way to the time of the dinosaurs. This project has been my baby for over a year. I am very proud of the work I've been doing. Hazel looks at her watch, ...

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“Journey to Atlantis” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #108

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 more intently. Thalia discovers the site of Atlantis is right where she always believed it was, in Andalusia west of the Mediterranean. Thalia is beyond hap...

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“The Secret Of Monarch Lake” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #107

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, Logan, Luke and Allison recently told Abby the light house is haunted, the truth is, it's not haunted, but Abby doesn't know that. As Abby gets near the light house, her frien...

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“The Rose Tree” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #106

Can a tree be beautiful? I ask myself that same question everyday when I walk past the Rose Tree on my way to work, on my way home and when I'm sitting on the bench looking at the tree. I see its beauty from afar and from near, the Rose Tree is a magnificent beauty and one that should be cherished. I see the Rose Tree as a beautiful part of nature that we should all take care of, but not many people see the Rose Tree like I do. Over the years many people have sought to destroy the Rose Tree, but thanks to people like me who see the Ros...

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“Sliver Raven and Lakota” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #105

What is a superhero? To me a superhero is a person who risk their own life to help those in need, despite the danger to their own life. I am Lakota sidekick to superhero Sliver Raven, all those things I mention about a superhero is true of Sliver Raven. Sliver Raven is a genuine hero. I know because I'm always with her day and night. I see the things she does for the people around her. When the call goes out for Sliver Raven, she's always there in minutes taking down the bad guys and saving lives. The people of Hope's Well have alway...

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“Gianna and Lizzie's City Trip” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #104

Our adventure has begun. I'm excited to be in Los Angeles. What I am even more excited is to have my best friend Lizzie with me on this adventure. Lizzie is a bookworm. She doesn't like to go out and have fun, but not me. I love to go out on big adventures, now I dragged Lizzie with me to Los Angeles. This is our last trip before we go to college and I want Lizzie to experience the city for herself. I want Lizzie to have fun. I want Lizzie to experience life outside of a book. I planned this trip so we can explore a new place, but also...

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“Whispers In The Night(The Curse Of Haven)” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #103

Haven is a town unlike any other, a town with many secrets and not all of them good. I call the town of Haven home for the last two years, and for the last two years all I hear about is the curse of Haven. What is the curse of Haven? The curse of Haven began after the founding of the town 100 years ago. The founders of the town drove out a witch. The witch went deep into the forest, but before she left, she put a curse on the town of Haven. The founders didn't believe her instead they built the town and moved in with their families. Ov...

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“The Man Who Came From NoWhere” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #102

The man who came from nowhere is what we called the mysterious man who moved to the red house at the end of our neighborhood. The red house at the end of our neighborhood has been abandoned for five years. We always thought the red house will remain abandoned, but we were wrong. One day out of the blue myself and the entire neighborhood saw moving trucks driving up the road. We all went outside and saw the trucks driving to the red house. Like the nosy neighbors we are we went to investigate our newest resident or residents. Cape Jac...

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“Reflection(The Mirror World)” by Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #101

What is a mirror? A mirror is there to hang on your wall or to carry in your purse, for you to use to help you look your best, but what happens when the reflection in the mirror is not your own, but that of a different person in a different world. Becky loves mirrors. She loves to look at herself in the mirror non-stop, then one day something unexpected happens. Becky wakes up at her usual time. She grabs her mirror and checks herself out. When she finishes, she puts the mirror down and goes to take a shower. Becky goes to the bathroom...

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Author bio

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