Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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“Recognition ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Thanks a lot, mister!” the kid shouted excitedly, eyes shinning with what David could only imagine was wonder and admiration. Despite the clear trails of tears glistening with the light of his torch, whatever sadness and desperation that once caused them was now long gone.  Before he knew it, his hand was already reaching out to pat the kid’s hair reassuringly but quickly pulled back upon realizing, his hand achi...

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“The longest night” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

They could hear the screams and shouts of excitement just above the festivity appropriate songs of the many parties taking place as they made their way deeper into the Blood hills forest. The joy in the voices of the many people staying on campus grounds partying and pulling pranks amongst one another contrasting greatly with the tense silence that had befallen them, it made David remorseful about having to drag his frie...

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“A chance meeting” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

TW: Blood, murder, language, explicit depictions of violence.None of the things we do are to get out to the public.Daniel remembers well just how much that rule was stressed when takings the vows of the organization, how he was made witness of what would happened to him should he break or fail to ensure their existence remained a secret. It was a bit much, but it served its purpose nonetheless for him and everyone else bound by that place. The price for betraying this single principle was made known to t...

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“Bread crumbs ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Have you found anything else?” Robert was a tired, more than what he usually was, but he had to push himself forward for the sake of these kids. If it wasn’t for them, then who else would try and give their families at least some peace of mind.  “Nothing we don’t know already…” Michael’s voice came from the other side of the line, slightly garbled with static and carrying that same heaviness as his. Knowin...

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“A little fun” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“You wanna do something fun?”Kate let out a yelp of surprise when those words came directly behind her, nearly jumping away on instinct of hearing Daniel’s voice behind her so suddenly. Despite being a victim to his constant attempts to scare her to death with more and more elaborate appearances, part of her felt honestly impressed at how dedicated and resourceful he was when doing so. Something inside of her told her it was like a master of the craft gracing her with his disappearing acts… though it certainly put the f...

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“Rapture” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Marian stared outside the living room window just in time to seen dark clouds rolling in, blanketing them in a soft darkness that wrapped around them like wool cloth during winter. Nothing escaped the amorphous titan as she was certain its shadow silent crept across the entire world, cities and towns becoming drowned under the sudden twilight without warning. Everything had stopped making sense after… no, she co...

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“A dark reunion ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Despite it being the early afternoon the skies above were blackened by a thick blanket of grey clouds, the lights from the gas station on the other side of the road and the modest diner on the opposite side being the only thing keeping that track of land from being completely drowned in the sudden darkness. Yet for all of that, there was not single soul in that road which passed it by, and when a crack of lighting illuminated the dark sky above, the rain started. The soft pitter-patter of raindrops falling against the window w...

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“Leviathan's truth” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Cooper could barely keep himself awake despite the sugary abomination that used to be black coffee being downed in one gulp, the burning sensation lingering in the back of his throat. It was too early in the morning, and with an entire weekend spent chasing down leads left by Leviathan without any chance for sleep, he amusedly wondered how much longer he would have to be sleep-deprived to start experiencing hallucinations.Sitting down on his study, he checked his phone again, reading the message from the unknown number that stirred...

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“From ash and dust ” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Daniel fell to the ground, his body screaming in pain as the overexertion he had pushed himself to finally caught up with him. He tried to breath, to recompose himself and stay awake in case anyone saw the tower of black smoke and decided to come check it out. He hoped that those who came to his aid were their men at the very least, at least then he would have to be spared from playing the victim in his current state.

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“Bloodied and bruised” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“What the hell happened to your arm?” Terrance asked loudly, jumping from the couch like it'd been set ablaze, his girlfriend not too far behind.David quickly pulled his bandaged arm closer, wincing as a spark of pain travelled across it as a result of his pitiable attempt of hiding the obvious injury. The familiar warmth and viscosity of his blood beginning to emerge again from the wounds not far behind. “You don’t have to worry, I’m fine…”Those words came out of his mouth as soon as they surrounded him, though it seemed as...

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“The eighth body” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Copper saw the eighth victim of a murder spree he had began taking great interest in. While the media covered each death as just another in a long list of gang related casualties, part of him doubted that was really the case. The reporter was quite familiarized with the violent history of the city and, by extension, the very distinctive signatures and modus operandi of said gangs, long before covering them in the ...

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“And the devil gave comfort” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

“Are you coming tonight?” Daniel heard Kate say on the other side of the line. And while he found much enjoyment from teasing the poor girl, he decided not to make a comment on how nervous and meek her voice sounded at the moment. Just as he was about to answer however, he was interrupted by the sound of a power drill reading up before he could even get a word in. Growling to no one in particular,...

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“Beautiful nightmare” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Laura didn’t know if she was dreaming or not because of what was standing before her, it had been so long since her mind could be relied on. Drifting between consciousness and dreams, the fine line between both states of mind blurred in a dangerous mess that left her vulnerable to even the slightest of influences. Yet something inside of her told her that what she was seeing wasn’t a dream, despite how impossible it was ...

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“The vanished” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Divinidad had seen its fair share of strange coincidences or events, more so than the legend riddled Churchwood, yet none like this. Robert had seen weird things while serving as a police officer responding on calls, some too grotesque and morbid to even think about without severe repercussions on his psyche again, and while no one at the station wanted to admit it, many of the cases were locked away for good bec...

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“Cooper” by Tonatiuh Duran Meza

Cooper was pale after having picked up the last photograph he had dropped in his frenzy of getting so much information from an unexpected informant. Part of him wanted to vomit on the floor because of sudden realization of just how deep he was in the matter to turn back, vile and breakfast already on the back of his throat waiting for release. It never came however, the reporter having to steel himself and his will as to...

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Author bio

Just another aspiring writer hoping to start building both confidence and reputation by joining the community. I have been greatly inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito, and wish to make something as horrifying and memorable as they have.