Nino Perez

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

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“The bits remember” by Nino Perez

Submitted to Contest #275

The clock on the far side of the wall ticked midnight. Aria glanced at it and trembled, knowing what was about to come. “YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ENOUGH,” each word shone in a shiny green light on the dull, faded, yellowish-gray monitor before her, reflecting on her pale skin. “STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!” Aria screamed at the top of her lungs, clutching her head tightly with both hands. It took a monstrous effort not to bang her forehead against the display.  The letters on the black screen disappeared, leaving only the flashing cursor behind. Aria ...

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“The cat” by Nino Perez

Submitted to Contest #272

My mother keeled over at her office desk and died five days ago, I just found out. Apparently, it had taken so long to find her because of the holidays. Workers had barely returned to the office yesterday and by then, the smell had already permeated through the thin walls. My mother always put her work over everything else. She always said that the future of automation was far more important than a birthday, or a graduation, or saying hi early in the morning before disappearing the whole day. I was about to board my shuttle to work when I go...

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Author bio

I'm a mexican science fiction lover, storyteller, and worldbuilder. If you want to read more from me, and know Spanish, read my ongoing worldbuilding project titled Nebula: https://nprez.substack.com/