SHORT STORY THREE KINGS’S DAY THREE KINGS’S DAY Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Rafael was 85 years old. He squinted, feeling the winter chill on his wrinkled face, whose lines formed the perfect map of his existence. That January 5th, he had just placed the Three Kings’ Day gifts … Read more

SHORT STORY APPLE APPLE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Marta got up like every morning. Her little dog, Apple, glanced at her sideways and remained curled up in her bed as if it had nothing to do with her. She knew her daily ritual very well and preferred to … Read more

SHORT STORY BEER ON DRAFT BEER ON DRAFT Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The bartender’s hands moved with agility and precision. He tilted the glass under the beer tap as he turned the handle. The glass began to fill without a drop of foam. When it reached half its … Read more

A CONSPIRACY MIND, OR NOT? SHORT STORY A CONSPIRACY MIND, OR NOT? Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Pedro, startled, opened his eyes suddenly. It took him a few moments to react, then he looked at the time on the alarm clock. There was fifteen minutes left until it went … Read more

SHORT STORY THE DUVET COVER THE DUVET COVER Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Sweat beaded on Ricardo’s forehead. Before him lay a quilted comforter made into a ball and a duvet cover that seemed to mock him with its perfect symmetry. He’d tried everything to get it inside: the … Read more

SHORT STORY THE FUNERAL HOME THE FUNERAL HOME Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Don Rodrigo, a man with a sun-tanned face and penetrating gaze, watched the family reunion from his leather chair. His 80th birthday was approaching, and the house was filled with laughter and hugs. His children, grandchildren … Read more

SHORT STORY THE GRIMOIRE THE GRIMOIRE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually It had been a few days since they had been able to locate her. Her work as an anthropologist sometimes made it difficult to contact her. When they finally managed to do so, the news they gave her, … Read more

SHORT STORY IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Blanca arrived on time, a punctuality that resonated like an irony in the freezing winter that embraced the María Luisa Park. Six years ago, spring had blossomed in that same place, a … Read more

SHORT STORY THE BALLPEN THE BALLPEN Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Barbara was blocked. Since her best-seller “Green’s Luminosities”, she had not managed to write anything else. And it was the ballpen’s fault. That object that her sister had given her one summer night, to be exact, on June … Read more

SHORT STORY THE NEIGHBOUR THE NEIGHBOUR Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Amaya had arrived at the building a month ago. She never found anyone. Because of her schedule, the elevator seemed to belong to her, she always went first thing, which was lucky because she lived in the attic. … Read more

SHORT STORY MEANNESS MEANNESS Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Roberto had always been envied by Luis. Although they had known each other since childhood, that envy increased as the years went by. Roberto had reached the top. He was an exceptional stockbroker. His wife, in turn, ran a newspaper. … Read more

SHORT STORY THE CALL THE CALL Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The day Paulina got the job, she hadn’t imagined anything like that. They had explained to her that it was a helpline for women, but they hadn’t warned her about extreme cases… “Tell me,” Paulina uses, from her … Read more

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

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

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

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

SHORT STORY WAKE UP! THIS IS A REAL LIFE! WAKE UP! THIS IS A REAL LIFE! Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Pól felt absolutely frustrated. He was 19 years old and had not yet managed to become a millionaire. Because he kept looking at information about the great life … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHORT STORY THERE IS NO SMALL ENEMY THERE IS NO SMALL ENEMY Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Paquito had recently turned five years old. That morning he woke up happy and eager to go to school. The teacher had told them that he would tell them a story about … Read more

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MICRO-STORY AN IMAGINARI COUNTRY AN IMAGINARI COUNTRY Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually In a country that we imagine, its inhabitants, in summer cannot put the air conditioning at the right temperature. Also in this imaginary place, they scare men and women with a pandemic of unknown origin. Likewise, in … Read more

MICRO-STORY THE GREEN LOGO THE GREEN LOGO Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Belén looks at his WhatsApp again, he is unable to believe what has happened. His partner told him with a message that it was all over. Then he has blocked her. She, after crying and screaming, has … Read more

SHORT STORY A LITTLE MILK SHORT STORY A LITTLE MILK Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Miriam wakes up at 6 in the morning. She goes to work at the supermarket at 9 am, but first she has to walk the dog, get ready, take the children to school. Since … Read more

SHORT STORY PASSIONE SHORT STORY PASSIONE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually It was any given day, any given Monday, any given year. Brendan began to walk fast, down the streets of his city, crossing traffic lights and looking at stores without looking. It was eight in the evening. Many … Read more

MiSTER REX SHORT STORY MISTER REX Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually An international group of brainy scholars of the Cretaceous have shown, practically without cracks, that about seventy million years ago, the impact of a gigantic meteorite wiped out the dinosaurs and many other flora and fauna. The catastrophe … Read more

DARKNEES SHORT STORY “DARKNESS” Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Tonight, without a moon, darkness had erected its fiefdom on the winding road that, not submitting to Fernando’s effort… on the contrary, the light from its headlights seemed insufficient to him… Looking at the end of the beam of light, … Read more

THE DAWN SHORT STORY THE DAWN Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The dawn reeled off the first chiaroscuro with which the sun announced its awakening… Some leaden clouds were trying hard to spoil the party… It was still winter, they could win the game, although the fight would surely … Read more

THE DIM LIGHT OF THE LANTERN SHORT STORY THE DIM LIGHT OF THE LANTERN Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The dim light of the carbide lantern, hanging from the mainmast of the little fishing boat, made an effort in vain to break through the dense fog that made it … Read more

EARLY SEPTEMBER SHORT STORY EARLY SEPTEMBER Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually That day in early September, the eight o’clock sun was very pleasant. It would take a while for it to get dark… Marta began to get ready. She had a date with someone, practically, unknown. Although she seemed … Read more

POEM DILUCULUS (TWILIGHT) DILUCULUS (TWILIGHT) Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The morning twilight made an effort to help the sun to break the night… He was trying in vain to create his own shadows… In his awakening, he still didn’t have enough light for it. It was the wonderful … Read more

SHORT STORY “THE RETURN OF THE LITTLE PRINCE” THE RETURN OF THE LITTLE PRINCE Automatic traslation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually On October 8, 2021, the Bedouin Akram was riding on his camel to Al Yauf. There, at Saied Yasky Shope, he would buy some things he needed and return to … Read more

SHORT STORY – TITIVILLUS TITIVILLUS Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually May 2022 Miguel, sitting in front of his laptop, is writing the last lines of his novel. He is a writer who, in addition to being creative and imaginative, is extremely neat and demanding in his work. He knows … Read more

SHORT STORY – THE BALLROOM THE BALLROOM Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The huge ballroom of the castle, that night was packed with guests eager for fun… Young bodies – men and women – in period clothing moved tirelessly to the chords of a minuet… The only unusual thing … Read more

SHORT STORY – WHITE WINGS (ALAS BLANCAS) WHITE WINGS Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually That day, the autumn lift, already turned into a gale, could not find white wings to scrap… In fact, many centuries ago the world had succumbed to the stupidity and irresponsibility of the human being… … Read more

SHORT STORIES – THE FINGERS OF CIRCE THE FINGERS OF CIRCE Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Circe’s fingertips subtly and unexpectedly brushed against Akil’s strong hand as he struggled to open the car door for her… The humidity and hot air caused a spark of static electricity, which surprised … Read more

SHORT STORIES – SURFING SURFING Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually The sun, full of joy, began the journey of that summer day, spreading without measure, its summer heat. After a short time, the air began to feel the suffocation of the oppressive heat and to alleviate it, he asked … Read more

SHORT STORIES – THE FUTURE THE FUTURE Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually August 16, 2030 I am sitting on a wonderful terrace near the sea. The climate is pleasant, it is hot, but it is not overwhelming. The sun, without hesitation, illuminates the bodies that, lying on the sand, … Read more

SHORT STORIES -THE GARBAGE CART The Garbage Cart – September 26, 1956 Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually This afternoon is a magical afternoon. Besides being my birthday, it’s Friday and I won’t go to school until Monday. My mother has picked me up from school and we are going … Read more

SHORT STORIES – APRIL 29, 2027 April 29, 2027 Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually Walter had arrived in Stockholm the day before in the late afternoon. He had booked a room in the first luxury hotel that he found on “booking.com”. Total would be one night and he wanted … Read more

SHORT STORIES – THE THREATENING PEAT The Threatening Peat – Short Stories Series – Copyright © Montserrat Valls and Juan Genovés Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually José was right next to the bed, ready to go to bed. He felt restless, he had the strange sensation that some danger … Read more

SHORT STORIES – TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE? TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE? Automatic translation from the original story in Spanish. Not checked manually He was in the year 2020, but John did not know… he must have been in his 30 years old… but he did not know either. There were too many things that John … Read more