Month: January 2025

MAHSA © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. Masha makes her way down the street in a hurry. Today it’s exam day and, if she’s late, the teacher will let not her in the classroom to take it. Masha’s hijab slips. Her bangs are exposed but she ignores it, her hurry is immense. A soldier wearing a dirty turban sees Masha and runs after her in fury. Eventually, he catches up […]

MAHSA © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. Masha se abre paso por la calle con presteza, es día de examen y si llega tarde el maestro ya habrá cerrado la puerta. Su hijab resbala. Su flequillo queda al aire pero lo ignora, su prisa es inmensa. Un gendarme de turbante sucio la detecta y se va atrás de Masha lleno de furia. Al final la alcanza y la arresta por haber […]

YOLK © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. The well-dressed doormen watched in amazement to the man who climbed up the steps towards the door without stopping him. Then the man walked inside, and everybody remained silent. The man was dressed in a yolk-colored tunic resembling the kind of outfit that, it was said, in India was worn only by the lower castes. Inside the palace, the staff members frowned at […]

YEMA © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. Elegantes, los porteros observan con asombro al hombre que sube las escalinatas y atraviesa las puertas sin que nadie lo detenga. Está ataviado con una túnica color yema, de esas que, según se dice, en India solo usan las castas bajas. Adentro del palacio los plebeyos se fruncen al verlo, los nobles desvían la vista, los secretarios interrogan con los ojos a los ministros, […]