Writing
I used to make a joke that my parents gave so much creativity to my older sister, who turned out to become a writer, that I got just a enough to allow me to be a translator and write well, but without actually creating the stories.
In this blog I’m trying to change this and make my creativity grow.
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Today would have been my mom’s 77th birthday. But last year, just after she completed 76, she passed. ☹ So today a silly story about her. *** Opossum So, my mom used to lay down at the family room to watch TV and sleep in front of it. Then, it was normal to see us Read more
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Silas and Maeve looking at the window. “Look Maeve, a cloud dragon! It’s giant and fierce!” “Oh cool! And look there, there’s another one over there.” Wind is picking up. “Wow!…. They’re getting closer to each other! Do you think they’re friends, or enemies?” “Enemies for sure! Look, that first one seems to be frowning Read more
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Mario gets home from work and sees Coco playing with the ball. “Oh, hi kiddo! How was your day? Fun?” “Fu-un!” “What are you doing? Playing with your new ball?” “Ba-all!” “On cool, I’m glad you liked it. I’ll go talk to mom, have a quick shower, then I come back to play with you, Read more
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The chickens are loose, happily pecking on the ground of the farm. One of them raises her head, trying to listen. Silence. She goes back to pecking. From the woods at the end of the farm, a red fox watches. He’s hungry. Slowly the fox steps closer to the field. The chicken gets alert again, Read more
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Happy New Year! A New year is a good place to change old habits and start new ones, right? So, in the year that starts today, I’ll write every day!Hum… I wonder how long this will actually last… there will be trips, I may get lazy…. No. Scratch that. No writing every day. Then I’ll…. Read more
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This is her first competition ever. She’s been training in the Jump Rope team for a few months and now it’s the time to show what she has learned. The competition is in Bainbridge Island, on the same day as her little sister’s best friend’s birthday party. She goes with mom only then. Daddy will take Read more
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He escaped from prison long ago and since then have been living in the woods. His crime? Abuse and cannibalism. Police went crazy trying to find him, but the woods were so tight that he was able to hide well enough. Last year a new house was built at the edge of the woods. A Read more
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They grew tired of the dark and decided to move out. The members of the first expedition didn’t survive. They didn’t know how to catch food in the outside bright world. A few members were able to report back, but died shortly after. They needed an adaptation strategy. They thought of different possibilities, but it Read more
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Since she was a little child, she enjoyed feeling the wind hit her face. Any breeze or stronger wind, she’d run outside, stretch her arms and open up her chest in order to feel the moving air touching her skin, making her hair dance, cleansing her. Then one day, out of a sudden she realized Read more
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It was their Senior year in high school. Prom night was coming and that’s when they were planning to give themselves to each other in full. The chosen place was a treehouse at the backyard of an abandoned house. Although shabby on the outside, the inside looked like a fairytale. He lays her down gently Read more
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He was lost in the desert, dehydrating and hungry. Cacti was tempting with their water reserve, but the thorns were so tough! He was about to give up when he came across a baby cactus with small thorns, that would pierce his skin just lightly. With his thirst finally quenched, he walked onward until he Read more
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1 She used to be proud. He said he would call her, so she would wait, but never call him before he made the promised call. A day passed and no word from him. 2 days, 3, 4…. She has hurt, thinking he didn’t care. She meets a friend at the mall, who asks about Read more
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Their lord was captured by the priestesses of the Dark Sect. She couldn’t let them have him. He was a good soul and needed to be saved. She got her sword, mounted the mare and whistled for her companion dog. In a minute they were flying through the woods, avoiding the branches and roots, trying Read more
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Ring, ring! Ring, ring! Ring, ring! “What’s that? Is it the alarm clock? In the middle of the afternoon? Why?” “No, that’s not the alarm clock. That’s the phone.” “The phone? But I thought phones vibrated and played some sort of music… What kind is it then? Not Android for sure… Oh I know! It Read more
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“When I grow up I want to be an astronaut! I want to go up in the sky, travel the universe and make friends from out of this world. They’ll be fun, with their green skin, long antennae and several eyes. Or else, or else… Their loooooooong skinny body and big head with 2 black Read more
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I attract to my life whatever I give my attention, energy and focus to, whether positive or negative. – Michael Losier at high school “Hi, your sister is at the Catholic University, right? So is my brother. That’s so cool. I guess I’ll try to get there to. How about you?” “No! No way I’m Read more
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“Oh boy. I’m so happy that we’re together. I’ve been dreaming about you for a long time. So how about dinner tomorrow night.” “That’d be awesome, but tomorrow I can’t, sorry.” “Oh, ok. Why not? Family event?” “Not really. Tomorrow I’ll be having dinner with my boyfriend.” “What? What do your mean? I am your Read more
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