Month: October 2024

CARNIVAL © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. One day at the carnival, King Mo’s rival disguised his head to resemble a parrot. He dyed his gray hair and devised an unusual hair style to appear different and distinguished. To give credibility to his character, he invented a unique phrase, “they have robbed me.” He repeated it throughout the day, just like parrots, tirelessly and without adding anything to support it. […]

CARNAVAL © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. Una tarde de carnaval, el rival del rey Mo disfrazó su cabeza de loro. Tiñó sus canas y ordenó que lo peinaran de modo extraño para parecer diferente y distinguido. Para dar verosimilitud a su carácter, inventó una sola frase, “me han robado” y la repitió durante todo el día, igual que los loros, sin cansarse y sin agregar nada para sustentarla. Lamentablemente, una […]

KING MO © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. King Mo stares at the rival for his throne, strives to gaze straight, refrains from pursing his lips, and makes straightens his shoulders. Mentally, King Mo reviews the three key actions of the contender: false promises to restore greatness to the kingdom; focus on a group of people to make them a hatred target; and, reminder of a hot health-related public opinion […]

EL REY MO © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. El rey Mo estudia al rival al trono y se obliga a no bajar sus ojos. Evita fruncir sus labios. Endereza sus hombros. Repasa mentalmente las tres acciones principales del rival: promesas falsas de devolver la grandeza al reino; escoger una comunidad para convertirla en objeto de odio; revivir un tema de opinión candente sobre la salud para desviar la atención de […]