Paula Vergara - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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Make Peace with God

Submitted to Contest #303

I’d always thought that chasing, killing, and preparing myself all my life to be an assassin had put me on the sidewalk of the condemned, long before dying and getting right with God.Indeed, I don’t remember the first time I killed. I don’t remember the technique I used, nor the victim's characteristics, color, weight, or odor. By the end of the day, I recognized that all my accounts seemed the same to me: buzzing, annoying, unbearable, and intrusive beings.I also couldn’t remember when I started to do this. Believe me, I didn’t enjoy it—but...

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Echoes of the Void

Paula Vergara

Submitted to Contest #302

Darius Kaelen gasped sharply, panting and strained. In the dim cockpit of his elegant diplomatic vessel, the oxygen gauge level was dropping down, a dangerous reminder of an unwanted fate. The constant alarm piped up in his ears, mingling with the bitter flavor of desperation.The viewscreen quivered. Before him, things seemed to be far too difficult to resolve. The oppressive emptiness of dark space was there, and this—a solitary asteroid drifting silently in the void, marred by a rusted mining station.His shaky fingers fell over the comm co...

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Author bio

Hi! I discovered Reedsy this year, and it keeps me marvellous. I didn't know a community like this existed.

I live in Buenos Aires, am married, have two kids, and returned to writing this year.

Although I had an imaginative mind as a kid and wrote many stories, I abandoned creative writing in my twenties while pursuing my degree in Mechanical Engineering. After obtaining it, I transitioned careers five years ago and became a Software Engineer.

Over the years, I found it challenging to reconnect with creative writing, but this year, I made a firm decision to return, and here I am.

I love the sci-fi genre and am currently crafting the Mozaic Era series—an epic sci-fi saga that explores themes of identity, legacy, and power through intricate character dynamics and poetic narration.

Additionally, I'm pursuing the Creative Writing Certificate at Full Sail University to immerse myself fully in this exciting new world.

As I did in all my journeys, I expect to learn big things in this new one.