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Abel Zavala

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El Ave Detrás del Mar (The Bird Behind the Sea)

Weekly Contest #296

Fernando hadn’t expected a full house, especially since nowhere in the promos or playbills had he mentioned his father’s name, the great Agustín Martínez Del Corral. In fact, Fernando had changed his last name many years before, adopting his mother’s last name, Sullivan; and it had been his older brother’s fault, for Diego Martínez Del Corral had stolen Fernie’s first playscript, one Fernando had written for a high school competition.Diego had turned it into his first novel, becoming an instant New York Times bestseller. “The young Martinez ...

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The Mannequin in the Lake

Weekly Contest #294

Johnny and Sally didn’t believe me when I told them the mannequin in the water had saved me from drowning. Well, something had pulled me down, and I suspected it had been her, but I didn’t mention that part to my friends. Instead, I pointed to the exact spot where I believed she’d pulled me up from the rough Lake Michigan water. They laughed out loud. “It’s true. Her arms swayed forward and back. I swear.” I motioned with my arms the same way the mannequin had done so. The marshmallow that was supposed to be for my s’more slipped out of...

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