Paola Figueroa

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“How a Woman Forgives ” by Paola Figueroa

Submitted to Contest #116

What deceiving words to live by that violence does not solve problems. Violence has been the true instigator of change and that I know in my hear to be true. Fernando also knew this to be true, but some infectious pest has been making him weak of mind and blind to the lies of his so called council. Once an honorable friend and now a lifelong foe. Oh how he poisoned my heart and how I wish to poison him with my lips. His action endlessly tormenting me each minute in my bed chambers; a never ending spinning wheel of torture. But at last, ma...

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“Arctic Forest” by Paola Figueroa

Submitted to Contest #95

On a particular dark winter night, in the far-reaching north, a group of Samis witnessed what seemed like thousands of flames falling from the sky. As these flames crashed and split open the earth, a thunderous sound was emanated. Little did they know, these falling flames would one day cause a meteor frenzy among the neighboring Russians and Finns. For decades, groups of meteor enthusiasts would travel this ancient land in search of those special space rocks. But, as the years came and went, fewer and fewer of these groups were ever seen ag...

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Author bio

My favorite book is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. My favorite genre is magical realism.