Valentine Tarango Jr.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“One More chance for Lost Love” by Valentine Tarango Jr.

Submitted to Contest #241

"Eric? She's talking to you."  "What would you like to drink, sir?"  Eric snapped back to reality. He looked at his wife, Kathyrn, and then at the waitress waiting for him to tell her what he'd like to drink. "Um, I apologize; uh, water, no ice, with two lemon wedges, please."  "Water, no ice, with two lemons, got it, and a Merlot for you, ma'am."  "Thank you," Kathryn said. Once the waitress walked away, Kathryn looked at Eric, puzzled and studying. "Eric, what is going on?"  Eric broke eye ...

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“Confederate Crypt Isle” by Valentine Tarango Jr.

Submitted to Contest #240

   The Texas lighthouse, Hope Isle, has been a sentinel of protection from the dangerous shoals of the East Texas coastline since 1862 when the port of Bull Run Bay, Texas, was one of the leading cattle exporters to the Confederate states of Florida and Georgia. Now, it protected merchant vessels for the United States of America.  On the tiny rock of an island surrounded by the meditative sound of steady waves washing on it, the three-man crew of lighthouse keepers were taking advantage of the sunny, brisk spring mor...

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“ Boy and Blade” by Valentine Tarango Jr.

Submitted to Contest #239

Three thirteen a.m.  Proper planning paid off. Boy slithered in through the unsecured window, two windowpanes to the right of the back door. Boy had snuck into the Goldbergs' home while mowing the neighbor's yard and unlocked this window.  "See, I told you that no one ever checks the windows," Blade growled,   "Hush, you're goin to wreck this," Boy admonished Blade. Boy pauses to listen for any rustling. Nothing. The piebald cat was the only creature that stirred. She rubb...

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Author bio

I enjoy writing poems, horror stories, and fantasy stories. I'm an ol' Texas scribbler. I love my kids, cats, and dogs. Writing, for me, is a mental health quality of life. If you read my stories, I humbly thank you for taking the time to read them. :)