Miguel Guerrero Becerra

Miguel Guerrero Becerra is a Mexican and Queer writer. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco. His work has been featured in Storyscape Journal, The Acentos Review, Taste of Cinema, and Odd Voice Out. He is currently working on a novel. He lives with his husband in Puebla, México, loves unicorns, and believes you can learn everything you need to know about life by listening to Chavela Vargas and watching Pedro Almodovar's films.

Tempestad

The first time I took someone’s life I did so with a whisper.
I was just a child back then. Mamma owned a small pocket-size revolver that she had bought at a discount from a gypsy who was passing through one rainy afternoon, but I wasn’t allowed anywhere near it; therefore, all I had at my disposal to rid the world from the man who had tormented me to the very core of my bones…
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