Vera Colon

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“The Virago” by Vera Colon

Submitted to Contest #137

Arecibo, Puerto Rico - 1869 Rafaela lay in her rickety cot watching a roach skitter along the stone floor of her cell. She drew her coarse prison-issue coverlet to her chin, unsure whether the chill she felt came from the brisk January wind that blew through the bars or the moans and sobs that reverberated throughout Arecibo Prison.  Two months had gone by since her captur...

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A Puerto Rican born and raised in the NYC area, Vera writes contemporary stories featuring remarkable Latine/Hispanic women and the issues that affect our culture. Her first novel, La Tormenta: The Storm is available on Amazon. She also writes Fantasy Romance stories featuring people of color as Noemi Betancourt.