Micah Granada

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Family Portrait” by Micah Granada

Submitted to Contest #51

Watching my father rest in his bed in the corner of the aged room, I realized the weight of all the years he had behind him. He has always been a small man—his frame was humble but father-like, and it seemed as though his cancer made him look even smaller than I could recall. He looked like a sleeping newborn cramped on the side of the bed. The beaming light from the wall emphasizing his form reminded me it was summer. A dull, sad summer. I decided it was better to keep my distance by the door so as not to disturb my father. I turned the kno...

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“Traversing Traffic: A Lesson on Relativity” by Micah Granada

Submitted to Contest #47

Rush hour in Manila is characterized by ironically immobile vehicles, a mixture of cacophonic sounds, and the hustling of people hurrying to get somewhere. People's faces are transparent with tiredness and intolerance. Every terminal is occupied by passengers willing to push themselves inside the buses or hitch a ride in already cramped jeepneys, not minding the struggle of competing against people with the same degree of exhaustion. It is an everyday battle to fight in the city—the battle against time. Everyone is looking at their watches, ...

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Author bio

Micah Granada is a Creative Writing major in her country's premier university. She mostly writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry and reads mostly anything. She has deep affection for medicine, marshmallows, and genuine hugs (probably after the pandemic).