Happy New Year. 2010
In this New year might all your wishes come true or closer to becoming true. I wish health and happiness to all my family and friends, and many blessings to all less fortunate that do not have someone to be there with them. We are not alone, and we will move forward.
Sunrise Walks
Note: This is my second draft of "Sunrise Walks" and still needs improvement. Two kids go for walks before school begins, what adventures will they encounter?
Sunrise Walks
At 5:30 AM, the alarm clock goes off interrupting the orchestra of snores coming from the beds. The bedroom is dark and cold. The boy gets up and turns off the alarm clock, then looks at the other side of the room where his sister is still in deep sleep. He turns on the light and takes out his school uniform from the closet. He lays it down on the bed, the pants are dark green and also the shirt; the sweater is marine blue with the seal of his school on it. The boy takes a comb and just pretends to comb his hair; he just randomly combs a bit then skips some other parts. He hates mirrors, so he just combs his hair enough to where he feels with his hand that is uniform enough.
At 6:00 AM, he comes back to his room after having a light breakfast and brushing his teeth. He checks if his uniform is clean and without wrinkles, because on Mondays the principal checks that everyone is clean and that the uniform is nice. The boy puts on the uniform and he goes around like crazy looking for his belt, he remembers that the last time he saw the belt it was in the living room couch, he rushes over there but it is not there anymore. He calls out his mother, “Mom, where is my belt?”
Spotlight: Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Born in 1927 Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia . He is an amazing writer that has inspired me to write a few of my short stories and that I am sure will still do in the future. His style is both creative and feels natural at the same time. In his writing he brings to life elements that might seem too mundane to us, but he gives them each a life on its own. Like painting a paint with words. There is so much to say about him, if you want to learn more about him read the wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_García_Márquez
Anyways, here is one of his short stories and I hope you enjoy it:
Eva is Inside her Cat
Source: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/eva.html , Word Count: 4,290
ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE NOTICED that her beauty had fallen all apart on
her, that it had begun to pain her physically like a tumor or a
cancer.
L’autobus
L’Autobus
Note: First Draft of L'Autobus, will look forward feedback! Thanks.
Sergio gets on the bus after soccer practices at school and he immediately feels the warm heater that makes his hands feel like they are burning. He hates practicing during the winter because his legs and hands get so cold that they hurt at times. But, he still loves playing soccer and he has since he was five years old back in Mexico. Resting his head against the cold bus’ window makes him remember when in he was ten years old and he used to cool off his head with a bottle of a cold Coca-Cola after a long day of playing soccer with his friends. Now he wishes he had a bottle of Coca-Cola even if it was freezing outside it always reminds him of the good times he had with his friends and lately he has been missing Mexico a lot.