Tag: Short stories

  • The popular songs

    The popular songs

    And what of life, if it were for the music, for it to be properly enjoyed     On the second uncovered wagon, and sitting next to each other, Magnífico and Camila were carrying on this lively conversation, totally engrossed in their own separate world.     To their side and surrounding them, as well as…

  • Leaving from the park

    Leaving from the park

    In a good life, there should always be time for a bit of rumba with friends The hill          Zapatoca, Santander, Colombia     Their departure from the central park was, without any doubt, tainted with the overtones that came from a long gone past. The serious part of the celebration, The…

  • On the way to the farm

    On the way to the farm

    Among the most distinctive characteristics of the human race, is the propensity to celebrate their happiness      The bells had rung eleven times, and his parents began to organize the short journey to the farm. It was a big group. Even though his classmates and neighbours were but eleven, each was present with the family. Since most of…

  • The young farm workers

    The young farm workers

    Since they were quite young, they had learned to pay their way, and their passing through childhood was brief at its best     Two years had gone by already, since they stopped attending school, for there was only first and second grade to pursue, and when they had finished, they were barely seven years old.…

  • Just… to get it to start boiling

    Just… to get it to start boiling

    And in the bleak skies of his old age, the warm skies of his childhood shined once again     The morning was still young. Both of the spectacular races were over: the horse race, which Danilo’s father had won, riding his new horse; as well as, the five laps around the park, won by…

  • A young man

    A young man

    When he was a boy, he wanted so much to be a grown-up…. when he was grown-up, how he missed being a boy!      Y así, en su ensueño regresó al domingo, contento pues, la fiesta de cumpleaños era su despedida de la infancia.      Para el próximo cumple tendría diez años y…

  • Talking about age

    Talking about age

    And since that birthday, so long ago, the rest followed… one after the other, like if it were a parade in fast-forward “And, do you realize how special this birthday of yours is?” “Not really, sir. It feels very much like all the rest, except for a small difference, if you consider that I’m a bit…

  • At lunch

    At lunch

    In his imagination, he recreated the flavours of his childhood      When they arrived at the clearing, they installed themselves comfortably in the shade of a pine tree. Quiet and clearly pensive, his Father unpacked the lunch.      His Mom had included some pork tamales, an assortment of goat and cow cheeses and lulo…

  • Father and son get-together

    Father and son get-together

    And so he learned how, among the best moments of his life, were those that had been so intimately and happily shared     “Well, my son, I was thinking. It seems like everything is alright at the farm. I don´t see any problem if I take Saturday off, so we can spend the day together. I…

  • Beneath the moonlight

    Beneath the moonlight

    And how many dreams were unveiled, beneath the pale light of the moon       Friday night, two days before the birthday party, Magnifico was on the verge of falling asleep. He was comfortably tucked-in, beneath the heavy blankets, upon his little bed, inside his also, equally little room. A simple, unpretentious bedroom, but nonetheless, cheerfully…