Short stories of a long journey

Tag: Nicaragua

  • Dora, the young girl

    Dora, the young girl

    In spite of the surrounding concrete, the flower grew, and with a smile, it challenged the world…   On occasion, certain gestures the child made reminded her so strongly of Dora’s mother: such a likeness, especially at that age: oh my darling daughter, how soon you left us. May you rest in peace…   Dora’s favourite spot…

  • The games we play

    Contemplation          Panama city, Panama.   This is not decided by us, nor by God or his Angels. The last ride         Granada City, Granada Province, Nicaragua It is Life’s retaliation, the third protagonist in the Theatre of Existence. For he has never seen eye to eye along with…

  • The most priceless treasure

      You could say that I’m searching for the most valuable treasure that this whole wide world has to offer.   I have seen and admired so many marvelous things,   yet none of these have totally filled me.    The stories                In Spanish         …

  • Silence in the saloon

      The foreigner was momentarily thoughtful as he stood, gathering his thoughts, while slowly sipping his beer. More than half of the night’s gathering had stood from their tables, gathering in a half circle around the bar, also quiet and pensive, as they noiselessly observed the traveler.   The priest had already installed himself on…

  • Of the smiles and of the laughter

    Of the affairs of men I’ve seen more than my share:   I have seen them laugh with cinnamon faces or skins so fair that you can see through them     I have heard them shout and cry in unpronounceable languages, over such matters that I found even more difficult to understand    …