Alex Torres
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Started writing short stories back in 1988 at work, when I had an empty page to fill for the employee's internal magazine. Taking the pen again after a 30 year-long hiatus, exploring where it takes me this time.
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One and One
Have you ever had one of those nights when you just want to drive around town, maybe stop at a gas station for a bite and then keep going? Without a specific idea where to go, or even a plan about what to do. And you roll your windows down, you start listening to the local radio station that you haven't listened for a while, you take the service road running along the side of the freeway, turning right and left a few times in a row, making time to look like it stopped without consequences. Is one of those days when your mind runs rampant and the white noise makes a ringtone keep buzzing in your ear.
By Alex Torres4 years ago in Fiction
Friendly chat
It's funny to think how it all started as a coincidence: the desk was empty simply because the new hire didn't last a day. She went for lunch and never returned. I needed a place to put all of my stuff after being kicked out of the conference room for the third time in a row, and with an almost imperceptible grunt, you pointed towards the empty chair in front of you. I had the feeling you were one of those people who prefer to be left alone most of the time, and having your face glued to your monitor while I was unpacking was a clear indication of that. No doubt about it. But I had to work, and I had to have a place to sit and connect my computer if I ever wanted to finish my work.
By Alex Torres4 years ago in Fiction
Due Date
You could easily say, without hesitation, that I take pride in using my time wisely while reviewing every little detail on all the contracts I handle, day in and day out. No matter the size of the agreement, the time frame, or the name of the requestor signing over the dotted line at the end of the document. A deal is a deal and I follow my own rules to the letter. So, it is no surprise when I take a day off to pay a visit to one of my "customers" long before the due date, just to see how their part of the agreement is being honored by them. Usually, they are chill with me and even understand why I got there earlier than expected but of course, sometimes there are exceptions where the patron is not that happy to see me. And on some rare occasions, they even try the hardest to hide and see if I will miss them somehow. Don't they learn already that I am the Master of the game? But what would you expect from desperate humans trying to get ahead of the horrors of Life?
By Alex Torres4 years ago in Fiction
