GEPETTO © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. It just needed a real heartbeat. It already got a concrete existence, eyes, mouth, torso, arms, and legs. The only problem is that all of it was made of wood. Geppetto looked at it for several minutes, and, in the end, he did what every human being would’ve done: he invented hope. He promised himself that one day his son should have a […]
DONATION © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. At nineteen, he said he’d bet his heart, liver, and eyes, that his team would be the world soccer champion. Yet, the team played better than ever and lost the same as always. Hence, he signed up as a donor. Little time passed to show that he will never reach his twenties, as his life was gone within the burned irons left from […]
DÁDIVA © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. A sus diecinueve apostó corazón, hígado y ojos a que su equipo sería campeón mundial de fútbol. Perdió la apuesta, en el último partido jugaron mejor que nunca y perdieron igual que siempre. Para pagar su apuesta se inscribió como donante. Ahora ya no cumplirá sus veinte, la vida se le fue entre los fierros incendiados de lo que un día fue su coche. […]
LECCIÓN DE HISTORIA © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. Todos en el reino recuerdan al rival cuando ocupaba el trono. Sucedió antes de que Mo fuera rey, y algunos piensan que ese tiempo fue terrible. Otros, que fue magnífico, las opiniones divergen. Lo importante es que el rival ya no ocupa el trono y eso lo avergüenza. Otros reyes consiguieron por un tiempo sostenerse, César, Iván, Benito, Adolfo. Algunos inclusive fueron […]
HISTORY © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. Everybody across the kingdom can remember the rival when he occupied the throne. It occurred before Mo became a king, and some people think that it was awful. Some others think it was awesome, opinions vary. What’s important is that the rival is no longer at the throne, and that makes him embarrassed. In the past, other kingdoms had monarchs who remained in […]
DARLING © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. The sound of the ball hitting the wall made me jump. I rushed to the window as if by reflex, excited, anxious, trembling. There he was: the child who lived in the house next-door. He was nine years old, wore shorts, had slim legs. I watched him, hiding behind the blind. I was only seven. Next, I’d be eight years old, then ten, […]
QUERIDO © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. El sonido del balón me sobresalta. Corro a la ventana por reflejo, excitado, ansioso, temblando. Allí está el niño. Nueve años. Pantaloneta corta, piernas delgadas. Lo espío ocultándome tras la persiana. Apenas tengo siete años. Más tarde tendré ocho, diez, quince, y lo seguiré espiando cada día. También lo espero y lloro en silencio cuando se ausenta por las vacaciones o el catarro. Jamás […]
SCHOOL DAY © A mini story by Martha Cecilia Rivera. ‘I will tell my mom that you have a gun’, says the girl while brandishing her mobile phone to confirm her threat. She is not able to place her call, however. Instead, the classroom wall is splattered with bits of her muscles and blood.
DÍA DE ESCUELA © Un microrrelato de Martha Cecilia Rivera. ‘Diré a mi mamá que usted tiene un arma’, advierte la niña, y esgrime su teléfono móvil para dar veracidad a su amenaza. No la cumple, sin embargo. Salpica, en cambio, la pared de su salón de clases con pedazos de sus músculos y su sangre.
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 […]