Jenzo DuQue is a Colombian American writer, editor, and teacher. He received his MFA from Brooklyn College, where he served as an editor for the Brooklyn Review. DuQue’s writing has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2021 as well as Best Microfiction 2022.
As Álvaro wandered the sweeping courtyard of his hotel, a colonial relic that had been renovated with a pool in preparation for the imminent wave of tourists, he had no choice but to accept the matter for what it was. The situation was...