by Alejandro Ahumada | Aug 7, 2022 | Based on true events, English, Short stories
RETURN This story is the second part of Pádraig’s life that began with “The Village Elder.” It is based on the life of my father, Paddy Ahumada Gallardo, but it is not his biography, which is much broader and more interesting than what you will see...
by Alejandro Ahumada | Apr 9, 2022 | English, Fiction, Short stories
THE STONE GIANT HE Beep. Beep. Beep. Upon the third beep, he awoke. He waited, poised for more beeps, for if there were any, he would need to contact his siblings… or were they brothers? And inquire if they had reached five beeps due to climate changes or not. So...
by Alejandro Ahumada | Mar 22, 2022 | English, Fiction, Short stories
Panther In our home, we’ve always harbored a fondness for cats. As a child, I had a particularly special dog, but it has been cats that have journeyed with me throughout my life. It was my elder sister who initiated the tradition, tirelessly bringing home lost...
by Alejandro Ahumada | Dec 14, 2021 | Based on true events, English, Short stories
Father Christmas Father Christmas, Santa Claus or Père Noël, a character concocted by Coca-Cola in 1931, complete with copyright and all, yet one who dwells in the imagination of boys and girls, enduring generation after generation, often without the slightest aid...
by Alejandro Ahumada | Jul 31, 2021 | Based on true events, English, Fiction, Short stories
Beyond the Veil Chapter One. In a terrible war, now so forgotten that many long to repeat it, a pilot trapped inside his burning plane falls into the void. It’s impossible to open the cockpit, and the smoke seeping in turns to fire, climbing up my legs and...
by Alejandro Ahumada | Mar 19, 2021 | Based on true events, English, Fiction, Short stories
And the mountains danced. This story is a type of Fan-fiction and is based in the universe created by Inelia Benz in the book “The Return”. Inelia has not only been an inspiration to me, but she also helped me take the step into writing by gifting me the...
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