Writing by Jorge Sanchez

Dailies

What are Dailies? Short pieces of writing by Jorge Sanchez—scenes, story fragments, and installments from works in progress. Some stand alone; others are part of a story still taking shape.

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Ten-year-old John talks with Tito beside the marigolds while Tito holds Buster’s leash.

John in his navy rescue suit holds a leash attached to Buster’s collar; Tito’s dog lowers his head as the ambulance leaves.

A Man

When his neighbor collapses, ten-year-old John becomes an adult rescue hero, putting his extraordinary strength and medical knowledge to work to save a life.

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Five young friends share a quiet smile inside their parked SUV as sunset lights the Miami skyline.

The World Is Yours

Five friends pass the time on the drive from Kissimmee to Miami by letting their imaginations turn borrowed lines from Scarface into a story of their own.

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A racially diverse high school baseball team in black-and-gold uniforms celebrates with a dusty teammate under stadium lights.

Bottom of the Ninth

With two outs and a full count at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, the Palmetto Pines Panthers chase a Florida state championship in the bottom of the ninth.

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A one-gallon paint can lies open beside a white paint spill shaped somewhat like a bird on the store floor

A Big Spill

A loosely sealed gallon of paint falls from a high shelf, leaving a bird-like white stain on Aisle 3.

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Two demolition workers examine matching silver medallions overlooking the partly dismantled Miami Orange Bowl

Orange Bowl Forever

Amid the demolition of the Miami Orange Bowl, two coworkers discover a connection neither expected.

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A young Black cowboy faces a distant stranger across the dusty red-earth main street of an 1880s frontier town

They Didn't Live to Tell It

In the red-earth frontier town of Blacktail, a young gunman and a hostile stranger let pride turn a quiet afternoon into tragedy.

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Selma greets her grandson David in their warm kitchen, with fresh cookies on the table and afternoon light at the window

My Grandmother went to heaven and back today

After a quiet morning changes everything, Selma must choose between a peaceful reunion and the grandson who still needs her.

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A house painter in a dusty Victorian study examines a canvas-wrapped bundle discovered inside a broken plaster wall

The Hollow Wall

A painter discovers a hidden bundle of cash inside a Victorian house and must decide what to do with it.

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A smoking vintage flatbed loaded with furniture stalled beside a purple lowrider in crowded city traffic

Broken Languages

A stalled 1921 flatbed brings modern rush-hour traffic to a halt, where two groups speaking different dialects find a way to get moving together.

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An abandoned railway office with old letters, a pocket watch, and telegraph equipment

The Last Dispatch

An archivist clearing an abandoned railway depot discovers letters and a pocket watch that resolve a century-old disappearance.

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An abandoned stone lighthouse shining across a stormy ocean

The Lighthouse at the End of the World

A blocked writer investigates an abandoned lighthouse whose mysterious midnight beam reveals a ship from another century.

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A lone man on a frontier saloon porch watching three riders approach through the dust

The Sun-Bleached Wire

A former deputy faces three riders in a dying West Texas town and refuses to surrender its quiet future.

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