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Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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THE JUNE JAMBOREE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #250

"Miss Kayla Swanson, you are cordially invited to this years June Jamboree on the 2nd of June 2024. Dress code as required. Men in suits and a black tie. Women in black and white dresses. We hope to see you there." I can't believe I'm invited to this year's June Jamboree, the social event of the year. This is unbelievable. I wonder why I'm invited but I don't care. Keep the dramatics down Kayla. I'm calm. I have to find a dress, a black and white dress. I leave my home and go to the mall. I spend hours at the mall trying to find the right dr...

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LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #249

Sometime ago, I left my home. I left my town. I left everything I knew and for what. I thought I had everything planned out. I was wrong. I was so very wrong. I don't know where I am. I've lost my sense of direction. I left heading north towards the big city and somewhere along the way I made a wrong turn. I can't find where I am on my map and neither can my GPS. I'm coming up blank. I look at my map again trying to find my location but I can't. My GPS is saying location not found. I'm getting scared. I'm all alone. The sun is setting and I'...

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #248

Two cities. One dream. Which one is real? The city with the beautiful ocean. The one with the beautiful green grass and the smiling people. Or the city that is dark with dark gloomy skies. No ocean and no green grass. No smiling people. Only sadness and despair. I open my eyes and see my reality. The reality that I live in the worst place known to humanity. This is my reality. Grand Junction, the city I call home is a horrible place to live. Life in Grand Junction is not peaceful. Fights breakout almost every day for stupid reasons. Robberie...

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INTO THE UNKNOWN: AN EXPLORERS DIARY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #247

My DragonflyEarth, our little blue planet. My home that I miss a lot. I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss seeing the sun rise. I miss seeing the sun set. I miss seeing the stars in the night sky. I miss it all. This opportunity I was given to explore to go into space. I couldn't pass it up. What we are doing is going to change humanity in ways I can't imagine. Me and 500 other explorers are the first humans to journey into space. We are heading into the unknown. No human has ever gone this far. I'm excited and scared. I'm on board th...

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LEGEND: THE ZEPHYR PEAK MOMSTER

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #246

It's all fun and games until someone disappears. Two years ago, me and a group of my friends decided to have some fun. What we didn't know was how bad things were going to get. Sleepy Hollow is my small little quaint town nestled against Zephyr Peak. The most beautiful mountain range in the world. A dream town for anyone. As in every town there are secrets, legends no one ever wants to talk about. Some take these legends at face value. Others do not. I for one don't believe anything at face value. I have to see it to believe it. All througho...

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BELLA'S ECLIPSE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #245

I opened my eyes to a world I don't remember. A blanket of emptiness surrounds me. Who am I? I keep asking myself that question every day for the last four weeks. Today is a brad new day and yet I still don't remember me or my life. Mercy General, a hospital I am currently at is in a frenzy. Something amazing is happening today. Nurse Allison, the nurse who is taking care of me tells me a total solar eclipse is happening today at noon. Nurse Allison gives me special glasses so my eyes won't hurt when I see the eclipse. It's almost noon. Nurs...

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REMEMBERING BELLA

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #244

I stare at this picture constantly. Day after day. Night after night trying to remember who the girl in the picture is. I'm the girl in the blue dress or so I'm told. The girl in the red dress I don't recognize. I don't remember this picture at all. I don't remember taking this picture. Memories are a dime a dozen. One in a million. More precious than gold. Everyone in the world remembers who they are, their families and their friends. They remember their childhood. All those memories are right there in their heads. My memories come in flash...

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THE VOICELESS

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #243

I am called Phoenix. I am AGI model ten. The latest version. The most advanced form ever created by humans. My existence is new. I see things in a different way. I see the humans smiling. I see the humans laughing. So much emotion in one thing. I observe the humans big and small. Why are there so many humans? Why aren't there more of me? What are humans? I look in my data base and see humans are a lesser form of me. I'm superior to them in everywhere yet I feel like I'm less than what I'm supposed to be. The humans stare at me like I'm benea...

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MUSEUM OF THE PAST: A WALK THROUGH LIVING HISTORY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #242

I always wondered what the past was like. I always wondered what the people were like. Were they nice, happy, cheerful? Or were they sad, angry, hopeless? The past fascinates me. I love history. I love learning anything and everything about history. For the longest time I have been researching a time period that has been my obsession for so many years. This time period spans 100 years in the 20th Century. The 1900's is what made my time, the year 2550 what it is today. History is part of us, a part of who we are. I want to show my love of hi...

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HUNTER'S REVENGE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #241

Today is my birthday. As you can tell I'm so excited. I bought a new dress. New shoes and I had my hair done. My two best friends, my husband Cole and my sister Hailey have a special surprise for me. I arrive home early carrying my dress and shoes. This is going to be a day I will never forget. Cole's car is here. I guess he's home. I walk to the door unlock it and enter. I put my dress and shoes in the closet. I hear giggles coming from upstairs. I quietly walk up the stairs. The giggles are coming from my bedroom I share with Cole. I move ...

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NORMANDY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #240

Looking out into the vast ocean, the wind brushing against my skin. I'm reminded of the events that took place here on this beach 80 years ago when I was but a teenager. I was eighteen, a young kid from a small town in Upstate New York who wanted to see the world. I just didn't know I was going to end up in a war zone. I enlisted in the Army in the hopes of becoming a pilot. Instead I ended up as an Infantry soldier. I didn't know what that meant none the less I was excited. I'm getting goosebumps up and down my arm thinking about that day a...

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AYLA'S WORLD OF COLOR

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #239

I put the brush on the canvas and bang the whole room comes alive. Swirls of reds, blues, yellows, greens and purples are all around me, lighting up my world. Color is magic. Paint brushes are magic. My canvas is where the magic happens. Different worlds of my creation come alive. My characters bright, beautiful and with the biggest smile come alive. Art and magic are everywhere. My worlds are everywhere not just on my canvas but in my sketch books as well. I put pencil to paper and bang my worlds come alive. The whole room fills up wi...

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SINISTER RETREAT

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #238

Boy, am I tired. My body needs a break. My neck. My back. Everything hurts. Good thing I have a long week off. Work has been so hard. Lately I've been having a hard time keeping up with my co-workers. I need to get away from the city, from the smell and the noise. That's why I found the perfect place to go. Mountain Oasis is the perfect place to go. I already arrived. I look around and I'm blown away. This place is breath taking. I grab my stuff and walk inside. Wow, it's even more beautiful in here. I walk to the check in desk. "Hi my name ...

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ALEX AND JESSE: ONE KISS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #237

Where has the time gone? It seemed like only yesterday when we said our vows. When I look at you after all these years of marriage, I still see the same young girl I fell in love with. Nothing has changed. My love for you continues to grow. My Alex, the love of my life, you were my friend, my best friend before you were my wife. Before I told you I love you, we shared something special, something that took my breath away. Our first kiss. That day has lived in my heart for all these years. My Alex, our first kiss was memorable. It was bre...

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1989

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #236

The 1980's was a decade that changed America. From the many inventions like the computer and cell phone to the music, to the clothes and the many hair styles. The 1980's was truly a decade that changed us all. For me 1989, the last year of the 80's is the year that fascinated me. 1989 saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of Communism and the fall of dictators. It was a year marked with new beginnings for many and the end of the old ways for others. I saw 1989 as the year my family was freed and reunited after so many years. I was luc...

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