Mrs. Brenda

BRENDA - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGE BY ©ANDRE FURTADO ON PEXELS

SHORT STORY MRS. BRENDA MRS. BRENDA Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Brenda had completed a work project that Nick had helped with. When they finished it, they both presented it to their boss. During the presentation, he only looked at Nick; she was as if she didn’t exist. On … Read more

I Will Close the Door

WILL CLOSE THE DOOR - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGE BY ©HEYE JENSEN ON UNSPLASH

SHORT STORY I WILL CLOSE THE DOOR I WILL CLOSE THE DOOR Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually When you have been mistreated day after day, month after month, year after year, in eclipses and nights, there comes a time when you can’t take it anymore. It’s not about the … Read more

Serendipity

SERENDIPITY - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGE BY ©THISISENGINEERING ON PEXELS

SHORT STORY SERENDIPITY SERENDIPITY Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The sun, with insolent vehemence, spat its light on the large window of the room. David opened his eyes and looked at the holographic clock that, indolently, seemed to rest on his nightstand. It was seven in the morning. He … Read more

Garbage

BAHORRINA - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS Y ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGEN DE ©FREEPNGES

SHORT STORY – GARBAGE GARBAGE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually It was 6 o’clock in the morning when Franky opened his eyes. After stretching, he went out of the house to see if the sun was visible. He felt good, although it had rained almost all night, the strong … Read more

Nightmare

NIGHTMARE - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGE BY ©JESHOOTS ON PEXELS

SHORT STORY NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Julio was really pissed off. The next day he had a meeting in Girona, which could radically change his income. And, precisely, when he needs the car the most, it breaks down. He had just left it at the shop, … Read more

The Paramnesia

PARAMNESIA - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS. IMAGE BY ©MIKHAIL NILOV ON PEXELS

SHORT STORY THE PARAMNESIA THE PARAMNESIA Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The hatches of the hibernation compartments began to open. The first to open his eyes was Jorge, the Spanish astronaut who was part of the 14 expedition members, in search of a habitable planet. He looked in the … Read more

The Answer

THE ANSWER - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVES

SHORT STORY THE ANSWER THE ANSWER Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually That Sunday noon, like many other Sunday noon, Roberto was 45 years old as he headed home to eat with his family. He had been preparing orders at his business. It’s the price he paid for being self-employed. … Read more

The Good Man

THE GOOD MAN - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS

SHORT STORY THE GOOD MAN THE GOOD MAN Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Dijor was a good man, always willing to help those who needed it. He was born and lived in a small country, so small that almost no one knew how to locate it on maps. Despite … Read more

Need

NEED - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS

SHORT STORY NEED NEED Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The poor lighting hardly cut through the darkness of that moonless night. It was just after 1 o’clock, but on that cold night only a silhouette slipped through the shadows. Despite moving quickly, the pace seemed strange. That individual had … Read more

Hunger

HUNGER - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS.

SHORT STORY HUNGER HUNGER Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually It was very early in the morning. Roy woke up hungry. He got out of his bed and headed down the long hallway that would take him to the kitchen. With stealthy steps he headed there. Along the way he … Read more

Collapse

COLLAPSE - ©MONTSERRAT VALLS AND ©JUAN GENOVÉS

SHORT STORY COLLAPSE COLLAPSE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Robert looked amused at his four-year-old son John who was trying hard to build a ball with old newspapers and a piece of rope. It reminded him of the stories that his grandfather Peter had told him… So many times … Read more

Satisfaction

SATISFACTION

SHORT STORY SATISFACTION SATISFACTION Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Robert, when he got up that morning, was circumspect. Peter had tasked him with speaking to Mr. Campbell, the CEO of Preserved Foods Ltd. He must explain to him all the advantages of the machine that we want to sell … Read more

End with Analepsis and Prolepsis

END WITH ANALEPSIS AND PROLEPSIS

SHORT STORY END WITH ANALEPSIS AND PROLEPSIS END WITH ANALEPSIS AND PROLEPSIS Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Julio was already many years old, perhaps even too old, but despite this, he looked much younger and continued to fend for himself perfectly. He was sleeping peacefully when he suddenly woke … Read more

The Bowl

SHORT STORY THE BOWL.

SHORT STORY THE BOWL THE BOWL Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Steve noticed that his body and mind were struggling to wake up, but he also had the perception of an enormous weight that prevented him from moving. Finally, with effort, he opened his eyes. The darkness of an … Read more

Pursuit of Happiness

SHORT STORY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Roberto, from his earliest childhood, had always imagined his adult life full of happiness. He had been born at 00:00:01 on January 1, 2000. Everyone had told him that this was an omen of good luck. Maybe that’s … Read more

Phobia

SHORT STORY PHOBIA

SHORT STORY PHOBIA PHOBIA Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The alarm clock rings and I open my eyes. The first thought that comes to my mind is that today I am forced to go out. I feel how unrest and anger begin to take root in my being. Then … Read more

The Twilight

SHORT STORY THE TWILIGHT

SHORT STORY THE TWILIGHT THE TWILIGHT Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The sixth dawn of 2084 was approaching, according to Adam’s calculations. It had been many years since he had been able to calculate their accuracy. Furthermore, he was absolutely convinced that his time was almost up. In fact, … Read more

The Amusement Park

SHORT STORY AMUSEMENT PARK

SHORT STORY THE AMUSEMENT PARK THE AMUSEMENT PARK Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Today I woke up communicative and I would like, if you allow me, to tell you some experiences from my time here. When I was little, I loved going to amusement parks. The stronger attractions was … Read more

The Medium

SHORT STORY THE MEDIUM

SHORT STORY THE MEDIUM THE MEDIUM Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually It was three forty-five in the afternoon. Sara was opening the door to her office. She had a new client at four and she had to get everything ready. While she was preparing the room, she remembered the … Read more

False Expectations

SHORT STORY FALSE EXPECTATIONS

SHORT STORY FALSE EXPECTATIONS FALSE EXPECTATIONS Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Pedro, sitting on the marble entrance of a closed establishment, looked around and saw many other establishments, also closed with many other people who, like him, used this limited space between the sidewalk and the rickety roll-up door … Read more

The Great Mistake

SHORT STORY THE GREAT MISTAKE

SHORT STORY THE GREAT MISTAKE THE GREAT MISTAKE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually I look at animals and see that they function as they should, as one would expect. Carnivores and omnivores, by instinct and necessity, hunt. They do it in a thorough manner, they never kill for the … Read more

The Appointment

SHORT STORY THE APPOINTMENT

SHORT STORY THE APPOINTMENT The Appointment Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The carpenter needed 48 nails to close the wooden box. He was a young, thin man, who would not stop sweating while he did the work he had given him. I was watching how he did it conscientiously … Read more

The Chance

SHORT STORY CHANCE

SHORT STORY THE CHANCE The Chance Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The shutter, rocked by the gusts of wind, hit the window pane tirelessly. He had been doing it for a long time and no one seemed to notice it… Well, no one would be exact either. The city, … Read more

Pura with r

MICRORELATO PURA CON "R"

MICRO-STORY PURA WITH “R” Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Pura… Yes, Pura with “r”, she was a Bermuda enthusiast, but what really gave her enormous excitement was the disappearances in this strange place… She spent many years researching what it would be like, how it could be seen, and … Read more

The Train

Short story The Train

SHORT STORY THE TRAIN Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The train did not stop at the station where Marta wanted to get off… She continued without stopping… the conductor told her that she had taken the wrong train, that it didn’t stop here. So, she couldn’t do anything but … Read more

Nicholas

Short story Nicholas

SHORT STORY NICHOLAS NICHOLAS Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Nicholas, coming out of an inexplicable torpor, made an effort to open his eyes, but only an impregnable darkness answered him… He tried to rub them looking to find this longed for light, but his inability to move was absolute. … Read more

Lightning and Thunder

Short story Lightning and Thunder

SHORT STORY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER LIGHTNING AND THUNDER Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The lightning and thunder that, with disturbing light and disturbing sounds, which together with the intense rain, had undermined the nocturnal kingdom, finally gave way to the first reddish lights, which the sun, generous, began to … Read more

The phone

Short story The Telephone

SHORT STORY THE PHONE THE PHONE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Ana had called the same number several times, although she knew that she would not answer. It was impossible, her sister lived alone. No one else could take it, unless Telefónica awarded it to someone else. But that … Read more