Author: edudelcorral01

  • Widows dressed in black

    Widows dressed in black

    I look inside myself and see my heart is black No colors anymore, I want them to turn black Maybe then I’ll fade away, and not have to face the facts It’s not easy facing up, when your whole world is black Song by The Rolling Stones “The truth is that Mary Louise, dressed in…

  • In the care of a Governess

    In the care of a Governess

    In his dream, he found that his deepest intimacy, lay far beyond the borders of his solitude “Assuredly, you must believe I have lost my wits, at least momentarily!” he remarked excitedly, as he recovered his breath. “I assure you that it is quite the contrary! Perhaps you would find my enthusiasm easier to understand,…

  • A brand new day

    Chapter 3… The Chinandegan magpies  Sometimes Grandfather and I would talk about his childhood in Chinandega. He always remembered those days as happy moments of his life. There, he had studied most of his grammar school. In between the week, besides going to school, those warm and sunny mornings, he’d help out at the farm…

  • The intrepid globe trotter

    The intrepid globe trotter

    I his dreams, he found his own truth… and never! shared it with anyone else. “So, my most intrepid globe trotter, you who visit us from the faraway Americas”, he began to say in a hushed and low tone, suddenly interrupting his guest’s train of thought. It seemed as if he was secretly scheming together with…

  • The doors of a hotel

    The doors of a hotel

    People are strange when you´re a stranger People are strange, song by The Doors “Allow me to clarify, dearest traveller from far away Colombian lands; you who have dared the vast Ocean. What I have to offer I shall express in a simple and straightforward way…”  “The memories of that unexpected trip to France, touch…

  • The Diaz farms

    Chapter 3… The Chinandegan magpies Encounters           Miraflores Reserve, Esteli, Nicaragua      Grandfather´s mother, doña Leonor, was the owner of an established and rather highly regarded restaurant in the nearby port-city of Corinto. She was a happy and carefree soul, maybe leaning a little towards the plump and a bit portly…

  • The city of light

    The city of light

    in his dreams he found , life offered many an answer to all of his questions «“How could this happen? Which was the most unforeseeable and ridiculous combination of incredible circumstances that paved the way for my grandfather, among the uncountable thousands of people inhabiting this spacious Island, would fall upon this exotic and wild…

  • A love is born

    A love is born

    Inadvertently, one day, he ran into the love of his life, whose passion would illuminate his wanderings for the rest of his lifeLL “The town is called Stratford-upon-Avon. The word Avon is Celtic, and it means river. This picturesque, small town has a river that runs through it. Besides, it boasts a long tradition that can…

  • New horizons

    Chapter 3… The Chinandegan magpies My grandfather’s name was Jairo Alonso Díaz Alvarez García y Hernández, or at least, that is how it was officially registered in his birth certificate. He never introduced himself as such. To those who knew him personally, he was called Jairito or simply Jairo. Grandfather was born in Chinandega City…

  • A change of address

    A change of address

    All’s well that ends well William Shakespeare “Now, having reached this point, you could politely mention that this particular story, about how a ball game was born…, has nothing to do with how I became an antiquarian. And in fact, you would certainly be justified to do so. I will simply say that is has…