Short Stories
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Christmas at the Hypermarket (1st part)
Rodrigo really liked going to the mailbox. As Christmas approached, it was always so crowded that some colored paper stuck…
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Christmas at the Hypermarket (2nd part)
The house was all decked out. At the front door a wreath of holly with red balls and golden pinecones…
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Christmas in the trenches
The only thing separating the two armies on that cold night of December 1914 was a piece of muddy land…
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The Christmas Roast
Once a man found a goose on the beach. A few days earlier, the November storm had passed. Surely the…
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Christmas Eve (part 1)
The friend Once upon a time there was a yellow-painted house with a garden around it. In the garden were…
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Christmas Eve (part 2)
There was a smell of cinnamon and pine in the air. Everything was shining on the table: the candles, the…
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Mamadou smiles while drinking a cup of tea
It was late. The New Year rose nervously and sought to gather itself in all haste. How had he been…
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Kings Night
Elena Fortún I woke up startled and heard a noise, as if a cat were scratching the porch wood. The…
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The roses of my rugs
For a young refugee living with memories of loss and terror, time is measured in terms of the next bucket…
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The big race
What are these boys doing here? They are waiting for the start of the great race. They all wear shorts…
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