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Marta Soltys

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2022

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LOS TRES GOLPES

Weekly Contest #175

Words: 1975 Los Tres Golpes 1. The vacation was supposed to have been fun. Kate had been looking forward to the mangú. It was a traditional Dominican dish she had fallen in love with years ago, on her honeymoon, when first vacationing on the island. It was made of green plantains, eggs, fried cheese, fried salami, and onions sautéed in vinegar. It was also called los tres golpes, or “the three hits,” referring to the cheese, eggs, and salami. These were fatty foods, and it was a heavy dish to digest. She allowed herself to splurge when aw...

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Emotions, Skin-Nerve Sensations and the Whole Human Mess.

Weekly Contest #150

“Please don’t do it,” the girl pleaded, but the words bounced off the walls without effect. She was thin, with long black hair and white skin. She had no way of fighting this new-age creation with an algorithm instead of a heart… Her name was Mandala. She was of Japanese and Hindu descent. Her mother, Nilanjana, fresh out of Boston University, went to Japan to teach ESL and search for answers. She fell in love with Japan and the Japanese culture, never looking back. Mandala’s father, Akio, worked for an advanced Japanese AI company. Little ...

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