by Tom Bombadil | Sep 11, 2019 | Based on true events, English, Short stories
The Village Elder Call me Pádraig, or for those uninitiated in Gaelic, it flows like Porric. In Spanish, it translates to Patricio or Patrick in English. I hail from Chile, but my father wove tales of Irish ancestry, bestowing upon me a name that trips up the bravest...
by Tom Bombadil | Aug 19, 2019 | Based on true events, English, Short stories
Tigre. When I was little, the pets we had at home were always cats. This was primarily because my elder sister was always finding kittens. Coupled with the fact that my dad didn’t want pets in the house, it often ended up with us keeping a cat or two. But no...
by Tom Bombadil | Aug 14, 2019 | Children's, Fiction, Short stories
The Bread Tree “Three of six” was his name because he was born third in a brood of six chicks. As you can see, his mother either lacked imagination or was quite the Trekkie. It’s most likely the former since Three, as everyone eventually called him,...
by Tom Bombadil | Aug 12, 2019 | English, Fiction, Short stories
A couple in a car dressed for a wedding. It was night and one of those brief summer downpours had fallen, leaving everything wet. Both of them were quite drenched, even though they had only run to the car. Nevertheless, they felt good, sat in the car, dressed in their...
by Tom Bombadil | Aug 12, 2019 | Based on true events, English, Short stories
Something I regret. Of the joyful moments in my life, two stand out above the rest: the births of my children. These moments have etched themselves into my memory, filling me with happiness, yet always accompanied by the knowledge of the immense responsibility they...
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