Tag: Literature

  • 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…

  • On the Threshold of my Conception

    On the Threshold of my Conception

    When I was a child, the light from the candles captivated me. Still, today, they haven’t lost their touch… the power to capture and transport me In this rather late stage of my life, I do not recall, exactly how that  important series of events came to pass. I refer to the proceedings that took…

  • New resolutions

    New resolutions

    If you can’t lick them, then… go around them All that day long, Camila, was very thoughtful, pondering and analyzing different options. Finally, she decided, and quietly waited till it was supper time. That Saturday, like all other Saturdays, the family had an early dinner and would enjoy a quiet evening, together at the table.…

  • A paper world

    A paper world

    The first she learned about art, was… the art of defending herself It was a Saturday afternoon, Camila and her mom were sitting behind the house, in the shade of the banana and guadua bamboo trees. It was a nice, cozy spot, full of flowers in colourful pots. The day’s work had been done, and…

  • The Accountant Angels

    The Accountant Angels

    Talking about Angels and Heaven, I clearly recall that when I was but a child… I liked to imagine Heaven with its respective Angels While we, the humble, sinful mortals, would be held on trial for every single moment of our fragile life, each one of us in particular. Nonetheless, we all would potentially deserve, or not,…

  • The town’s readers

    The town’s readers

    The kids would arrive to the store, looking for candies and ice cream; while Camila, would go in to look for a new book to read… Don Anastasio, the owner of the store, liked to share a morning cup of coffee with his friend, Gregorio, the owner of the pharmacy at the corner. They would…

  • A vision of heaven

    A vision of heaven

    Talking about Angels and Heaven, I clearly recall that when I was but a child… I liked to imagine Heaven with its respective Angels Back then, I had my own proper vision of that heaven promised to me, at the moment, by Father Juan. I envisioned it, as if it were an immense and grandiose set of…

  • Looking for books

    Looking for books

    Leaning against her favourite tree, the little girl poured her heart  out… with a pen in her hand Motivated by the child’s thirst for books, her teacher, Rafita, dedicated himself to gathering more books among his friends and contacts. Camila took advantage of every time she went to Santa Isabel. There was a store there. They…

  • Chasing libraries

    Chasing libraries

    Camila, Camila Why do you pass your time away inside those books? So easy! See, Because I can, but aso, because I love to… How different, however, with Camila. That little girl surpassed all the rest of the kids that went through his school. What a surprise for her teacher, when he observed that Camila,…

  • Family reunion

    Family reunion

    That “many were wrong… is a respite for fools”, so it’s said on the streets. And motivated by some unknown reason that slumbers in the deep reaches of my soul, as it lies sadly numb and dazed by the overwhelming heat, these popular aphorisms continue to pop into my mind. The strangest thing I find…