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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“Hey Martha, they are holding the doughnut contest again this year. How about we participate this time? I even got an idea of how to make it.” “That’s cool. Yeah, let’s do it. What’s your idea?” “A pothole doughnut!” “Huh????” “Yeah, we can make a big, big doughnut, then make it look like a street… Read more
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She had loved him since they met. And so did he. But they couldn’t be together. His wife’s family was very powerful and a divorce would never be accepted. They loved each other in silence and disguise. Now he’s gone. A funeral is being held and she can’t show up. But she needs to say farewell… Read more
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We’re 7 in our photography classes. So our teacher assigned to each of us a color of the rainbow for our essays. I got red. Red???? Seriously???? I would have liked to have green, and go to a forest for nice pictures with the sun rays finding their way in through the tree branches full… Read more
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I watched the vulture looking at me hungrily as I lay on the ground bleeding and injured. Saturday night I was coming back from a friend’s party when my car decided to fail me. Well, I’m in Rio, and you don’t want to be alone on a dark street in the middle of the night… Read more
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She was born in a flower pot at the city. She didn’t like it there much, though. Too much noise, too few flowers. So, off she flew, away from the city. But the city was in an arid area and all she found was a desert. Big red rocks, dangerous looking lizards, spiders, scorpions, snakes…. Not much water…… Read more
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Not knowing what to expect, he made his way into the dark of the forest. It started one morning when, while waiting to open the gates for the big celebration, his house was marked. Guests went away, afraid of being close to the red mark. He and his family were doomed. He knew it was… Read more
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It’s been 20 years now he has left his home country, Deutschland. That was when he married the love of his life and moved to the USA to build a family with his American bride. They have a happy family, with two amazing teenage boys, a fun dog, a nice house, good jobs. Then one day, he… Read more
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The baby was due in 2 weeks. Family and friends came together to celebrate its upcoming birth and organized a huge fun party for mom and dad-to-be. A co-ed, kid-friendly baby shower. Everyone was happy and, after a couple hours of chatting, fun, guessing and dreaming about baby’s future, it was time to open the… Read more
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The public was ecstasy and applauded him for about 30 minutes, waiting for him to come back and take a bow. He never got to hear the applause, though, as his last trick was to vanish from the stage, reappearing on a nice little boat off the coast of Indonesia. That’s what he wanted for his… Read more
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The enemy came fiercely in the middle of the night. People got up from their beds to fight for their land and their lives. She grabbed the kids and hid while he went on to the battle. The kids were afraid and crying. The battle was loud, with the rattling of metal hitting each other.… Read more
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Few knew about the castle hidden inside the island. Cleighton and Yakira were twin siblings, but very different. Their mom used to say that Yakira was her diamond, while Cleighton was just clay. That made the boy grow up with sadness on his heart. One day, his counselor mentions he’s very lucky. A diamond is pretty,… Read more
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It was the opening night of the great and spectacular illusionism show. The public was excited. But only Aluin knew it would actually be his closing night. So many years bringing magic and awe to people’s life, made him feel his own life was lacking some of that wonder. Knowing the tricks took the magic away and consumed… Read more
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The day was supposed to be joyful. The big day party was about to begin and the boats were arriving full of guests. All seemed well and excitement was in the air. Then suddenly, as the gates were about to open so the festivities could start, a scream was heard coming from the house. There… Read more
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This has always been the view from my room. A pretty walled garden, full of roses. I can’t smell the roses, but that’s actually good, as I can’t stand their sweet smell. But I still like to view the view. Last week, a new person moved in. It’s a lady who likes to paint. She’s now… Read more
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It is the morning of the rodeo. The horses are still calm. Billy has no horse assigned to him yet. He tries to look at each horse in the eyes. They don’t seem very fond of cowboys, bastards who tickles their flanks and don’t deserve to ride them. Then Billy notices a young horse that seems more… Read more
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Catirina is at the end of her pregnancy and her baby is due soon. She had rough times during pregnancy, when she craved ox tongue. Francisco killed their master’s prized bull to satisfy her cravings, enraging master, who went after them. But Francisco and Catirina managed to resuscitate the bull with the help of shaman wizardry, making… Read more
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“I’ll take this train to Seattle, then a boat to Alaska, find some gold and come back to marry you. Love you. Don’t forget me. I’ll be back.” After a month, she stands at the train station waiting for some news. She gets a letter. “Dearest Maggie, I miss you so much. I stayed in… Read more
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My story this week will be a reference (but with different facts) to the 1985 movie Back to the Future. Marty McFly goes back in time, to the year his parents meet, but his appearance changed the course of events and mom and dad did not fall in love. It’s his job now to make… Read more
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This week, I’m busy planning a RV trip, so I’m trying to combine 3 challenges in only one story. Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, with a picture of balloons as this week’s prompt Literary Lion, with the word Flower as a prompt Color By Words, with the prompt Sleeping beauty, to write about a comatose… Read more
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