Short stories
She was woken up by the alarm. 7 am; just enough time to have breakfast and drive to work. Her boyfriend wasn’t in bed anymore, which was strange because she always needed to wake him up. But more strangely still,… Continue Reading →
Thiago had been waiting for this day for a long time. Back in Curitiba, he’d contacted a Polish university and they’d told him he could study there; he just needed to pay a fee because he wasn’t European. He’d always… Continue Reading →
Miguel was at a farmer’s market. Green onions, cucumbers, pumpkins, many kinds of cabbage, green onions, parsley, onions, fruits and apples, red apples everywhere. Miguel saw more things than he knew the names of; it looked like an alien island… Continue Reading →
A new page in Miguel’s science fictional book had just been turned and it lay blank for him to fill it with meaning. Miguel was in the mood for scribbling down some impressions he’d had since he saw the first… Continue Reading →
She wasn’t sure what woke her up first-an alarm clock or that terrible headache. She felt like she’d barely slept that night. Reluctantly, she crawled out of a warm bed, putting on a pair of soft slippers. She glanced drowsily… Continue Reading →
“Yes my dear”, said my grandfather looking straight at me with his dim grey eyes, “I was a success with girls.” And at that moment I realized how appealing those blue eyes must have been to girls and how difficult… Continue Reading →
There was a girl whom her mother had made a pretty cloak; she was nicknamed Riding Hood. The little girl had been sent by her mother to carry some cake and a bottle of wine to her grandmother who was… Continue Reading →