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Submitted to Contest #318
Title: I Don’t Belong Here⸻SPOTLIGHT on RITA.She sits in a simple chair, rosary beads in hand.The world beyond her voice is only suggested—light, shadow, faint sounds.⸻RITAThe lo-fi chalet alarm woke me that morning.Not jarring. Gentle.Like it knew my heart was too raw for anything else.I opened my eyes to a burnt-out candle by my bed—Divino Niño.It had gone out on its own, and I thought,of course it did.Friday.The day San Miguel takes the fight.So I prayed. Five mysteries, five intentions.One for the Pope and the Church.One for my parents.O...
Submitted to Contest #317
August 22, 2025 Yesterday, I arrived in New York City. As I wrestled with two suitcases, six yellow roses and a backpack down the subway stairs, a kind MTA worker opened the gate for me without asking me to pay. On the F train toward Queensbridge, I asked, “Is this the LIC-bound train?” A man muttered yes. A woman, gentler, reassured me: “YES.” Next to her sat the sweetest Rose I have ever met. A Taurus, like my sister and my son. Her mother’s name? Destiny. A Gemini, like me. And—sharing a birthday with my Abuelo. I offer Rose a yellow Ros...
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