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Submitted to Contest #302
*Trigger Warning: Story contains depictions of infidelity.The silver light of the moon poured in through the windows, revealing subtle silhouettes in a dark bedroom—silhouettes of plants and furniture, and an array of family photos framed on the walls. There was also a large mahogany bed where two lovers lay in a warm embrace. They lay in silence, communicating only with gentle caresses, as if reading each other's thoughts through braille on their naked bodies.With their eyes now adjusted to the darkness, they could see where their clothes h...
Submitted to Contest #274
As far back as I can remember, I have always felt different. I don't say that as something that I'm proud of. My mother was the first to point this out, and she described it almost as a disability. "That boy is not right in the head," she would say. "It's that damn Nintendo." Like most Mexican parents, they loved to blame any behavior issue on those damn Nintendos. Mental health problems are too unknown or too taboo to be discussed openly in the Mexican household. They say we reflect our parents' virtues, but it’s their failures that ma...
Submitted to Contest #258
Long before the instant gratification of digital photography, I used disposable cameras. Then, I would wait a week for the corner drugstore to develop the film so I could show it to my mom. I was nine years old, and my mom would buy those plastic Fuji cameras that came wrapped in a bright green cover. Those same cameras still hang on store shelves today.I know it was that specific brand because one day, my curiosity led me to remove the cover and open the camera. I wanted to see the internal parts. I was shocked to find out what was inside -...
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