Short stories of a long journey

Author: edudelcorral01

  • The naming of The Warrior Queen

    The naming of The Warrior Queen   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      “At first, I thought she had sided with him, but then I understood…That’s when I said to Manuela, that we had already discussed and agreed to pay for the cost of the altar. Then the Bishop who…

  • Muleteers and mule trains

    In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures      “Now, mules and oxen were used to move the families and all their belongings during this period. Today, everywhere you look, you see motorcycles and jeeps, but animals were to be found all over the place throughout these times!”    …

  • Children that believe themselves to be grownups

    Children that believe themselves to be grownups   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      Grandmother picked up the thread of the conversation at that point:      “Well, you know how men will behave like children, so head-strong at times, dear. At that point I pretended to side with the…

  • Making do with whatever…

    In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures      “Back in those times, families tended to be large, by far. The more hands to work, the better it was. All worked under a boss or foreman, which in the Paisa families was the father, a totally patriarchal system. In a…

  • Mumbo-jumbo and rum

    Mumbo-jumbo and rum   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      Grandmother was also an excellent actress and a wonderful comedian with a very sharp sense of humor.      “Of course, Manuelita!” Grandfather interjected, as he pleaded with his hands and turned to me for support. “That man took a…

  • Eating up the riches

    In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures      To compensate for the shortage of a workforce to take care of the mining, they began to import labor from Africa. The slaves were sold by the dozen in the immense slave-markets in Cartagena.”      The first hundred years were…

  • Obstinate men

    Obstinate men   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode “We then got into a discussion and things began to get out of hand, but then you grandmother, who is a natural-born diplomat, convinced him to consider it a special case and to proceed. You see that I’m not the only person that…

  • The settling of the lands

    In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures      Of course, Jon Jairo, Jean Marie, agreed. Even today, with all the comforts at hand, few people would dare to do so.”      “By this time, the settling of lands was in full swing. New towns sprout up from one…

  • The Queen of the skies

    The Queen of the skies   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      “It was a very hot day and we walked together to the field. We had built a large hanger and my lively aircraft was sitting pleasantly in the shade.”      Grandmother continued saying, “the Bishop looked around…

  • To leave it all behind

    In the lands of the coffee, from the book, Searching for treasures      “We were a total of one hundred thirty-one families that arrived from Villarica, not one more, nor one less. All of us followed the town’s founder, a guy by the name of Pedro Pineda. You see how with a few folks,…