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Zoraida Colon-Munoz De Collado

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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The Right Time

Submitted to Contest #125

Why was the clock in her car always off? Daylight Savings or Fall Back, she could never remember to change it on time. So, is it 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. now? "Oh, well,", she thought, "I'll be a half hour early or late.". Even as she said it, her Tia's displeased look, which she was sure to get, again, crossed her mind, and she half smiled. Being late, or early, was one of Tia Tona's pet peeves, and the source of many a lecture on responsibility and timeliness over the years. So, it's a Saturday, and very early for most working people...

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Mi Mejor Regalo - My Greatest Gift

Submitted to Contest #118

Mi Mejor Regalo – My Greatest Gift “Today’s the day I change!”. The words came out slowly, deliberately and so soft, they were almost inaudible, but clearly, heartfelt and sincere. After three years of exchanging greetings, stories, insults and jokes with Santos at the corner bodega, they were also, well…shocking. Words I would never have expected to hear from this grizzled, world-hardened, beat-up old bum. But they made me look again, paying close attention to the slight, but sure, change that seemed to have altered his look, hi...

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