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Héctor Zalik

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2022

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The Magic Thumbtacks

Weekly Contest #358

It was second grade. Back then, bullying was already starting. Some of it was quite aggressive. I remember the sixth graders would form a little huddle of seven or eight and go over to the second graders, completely surrounding you to kick at you while dancing like gypsies. Very fun... for them. For those of us in second grade, trapped right in the center of that huddle, it was downright terrifying. When they did it to me, I knew I had to kick back, even if I died right then and there.1990, Colegio Westminster School, 1:00 PM, Mexico City. I...

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Storm-time

Weekly Contest #325

I decided to turn off the car light and stay in the shadows. I don't want to draw any more attention. I was told they would come for me. I think they will, but not tonight. "Take a break from the office, it’s not all about appraising houses and land, you look stressed," they said. Of course, they didn't warn me, "check your car, it’s the rainy season."It was impulsive to come here, the forest is always hostile at dusk. By day, it cleanses your lungs; at night, your bones ache from the cold. Just for a little while, I told myself, just a Satu...

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Superglue

Weekly Contest #263

Superglue stood at the highest point of the bridge, staring down at the abyss that opened beneath his feet. The cliff seemed sharp as a razor, and the wind from the precipice lashed against his face. Ironically, the man who had the strange ability to secrete superglue from his hands and feet was about to die by falling into the void. A paradoxical situation, since he could easily hold onto anything and avoid his fatal fate. Yet, there he was, ready to end his life filled with frustrations and sorrows.He looked up at the sky, whispered an apo...

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Another bite

Weekly Contest #215

It appeared after a strong flash. An innocent baby still touched the skull. A Ouija board, many candles, a drop of blood, the eye of a calf, a common room. The three-legged monster with an elongated smile immediately knew that this kind of opportunity did not come often. Carelessly, someone had left a portal open to the earthly world and now, a little crawling human looked up at him from below with enormous curiosity. With smooth brown skin and large greenish eyes, the beautiful baby seemed interested in the tall ears and red eyes of the s...

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The Alien Syndrome

Weekly Contest #210

"The Alien Syndrome" Urgent Communication: It is imperative that all missions return immediately to planet Earth. Sector B-4441 yields positive results. (High Command of Interstellar Search for Extraterrestrial Life) “Excuse me, could you perhaps be a bit less direct when telling others the truth about extraterrestrial life? Look at how you left this one, he can't even blink anymore, poor thing. We even had to close his eyes ourselves; he looks half-dead... and that's just not fair”. “I'll try” I was telling the head nurse at the militar...

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A little experiment

Weekly Contest #180

He arrived at the genetics lab with bored eyes. Another bacterial culture, another fluorescent fish, again a mouse modified to measure insulin resistance. Henry turned to his colleagues Rose and Tyler. “Why can't we do something interesting here?” “These are the projects the university pays us for. And they seem pretty important to me, the mice had responded successfully to the new diabetes drug,” Rose said.   Tyler just lifted his shoulders and kept looking through the microscope. Henry raised his voice.  “No no, let's ha...

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