Etiqueta: a short stories
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The Three Princes of Serendip by Luisa Zambrotta
I tre principi di Serendippo was published in Venice in 1557 by a printer called Michele Tramezzino who claimed that one Christoforo Armeno had translated the poem “Hasht-Bihisht” from Persian into Italian It has been suggested that the Italian used Serendippo in the title of his book because it conveyed…
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THE THICK WOOLEN JUMPER | Lê Vĩnh Tài
Truyện ngắn Lê Vĩnh TàiTranslation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm “Are you cold?” his voice was both worried and unsure. “Definitely not,” she replied. “I’m wearing a very thick woolen jumper.” “It’s a bit tight”, he added. “No, it’s alright”, she corrected him. Life is absolutely beautiful to him. He…
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heavy binoculars by Bogdan Dragos
the binoculars were heavy in his small hands. “Heavier than a rock,” he said, and then looked over to her. “So, does your dad work in the military?” The question bothered her the last time he asked it and it bothered her now. “Thought I fuckin’ told you to shut…
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The Royal Train by Tony Ashenden
I conceived this poem over 50 years ago. Dissatisfied with the initial draft I did no more but over the years one or two key lines continued to haunt me. Early in June 2024, I managed to fall out of a tree I was pruning. My injuries included my left…
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Distraction-less by Susana Cabaço
How easy it is to get distracted these days?! Even if your intentions are clear and elevated and your focus is sharp, there is always a chance of getting out of your inner alignment and individual path to wander in the quite often superficial and pointless fields of the contemporary…
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Jan 29, 1845: The Raven (E.A.Poe) by Luisa Zambrotta
January 29, 1845: THE RAVEN is first published in the Evening Mirror with the name of the author: Edgar Allan Poe The narrative poem THE RAVEN is told by a man sitting alone in his room. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”, is the beginning of the…
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The Non-Essential Salesman Gets Sold by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
It was not long before Horace started exhibiting marked changes in his personality, mostly exhibiting sadness, about two weeks into retirement. His wife, Charlotte, was at her wit’s end trying to keep her mind as Horace followed her around all day long. It was all because Horace identified as a…
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it’s the gods he’s writing for now by Bogdan Dragos
the old man was living in hell Or so he said Viewed from afar it looked like his problem was having to live life in a wheelchair But viewed from up close it became clear that his problem was having to live around other people, around his family The only…
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HEARTBREAKING HUMANITY IN THE WEST by Mike Steeden
To a land of faith and plentycame the lonesome refugeeall she wanted was a safe placeto live, unchained and freeYet when she knocked upon the door’they’ looked her up and downsaying she wasn’t welcomegave her the thorny crownplus a ticket back to nowhere a war torn broken citywhere she was…
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Dec. 2, 1859: John Brown by Luisa Zambrotta
On Dec 2, 1859, in Charles Town, Virginia, John Brown is executed on charges of treason, murder, and insurrection. John Brown, born in Connecticut in 1800, was an abolitionist who believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the U:S. In 1859. with…
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Can you catch a falling leaf? by John Coyote
Can you catch a falling leaf? The days of October are here and I did the greatest sin. I returned to a place of magic trying to find the scent of yesterday. Time had passed, the young man became older and he wanted to taste a memory. He sat in…
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The Unseen Behind The Scenes by Laura Bennett
Question for you all. When do you feel you write the best material? Ok, ok. So. A second post in one day? It’s been a while since I’ve done one of those! Hmm…what’s fired me up? Honestly…the daily prompt is a repeat (like that’s ever not the case?!) and I…
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100 YEARS FROM NOW by Mike Steeden
The sky will last foreverThe clouds are temporaryIn a 100 years from nowWhat remains will be a poisoned seaSome will call it tragicWhen the sea puts on its show for freeJust rotting fish and plasticA becalmed toxic destinyIdiots and profiteersSit back and watch it on TVThe carcasses of whalesThe cloak…
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The Story of the Rainbow by Luisa Zambrotta
The Story of The Rainbow (Indian Legend) “Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel: all claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful, the favorite. Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of…
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Song Bird by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
When hope comes from a blade of grass Entering the cage, heavy breathing on his neck, stench of feces in the air, concrete stained with liquid mysteries, kneeling on cardboard, taking his place. Clanging gates, stomping on to the next bird, the guard disappeared. Holding the grass blade between his fingers,…
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