In general I am not an envious person, but I do so wish I could write something as beautiful as this story. I love this story. When I first read it, I identified with Buddy; now I feel a bit more empathy with the elder woman, time does have its ways. I miss being...
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The Tray by Cristina Jill Mosqueda The Tray is a short story about a family’s history, which is told through its unique legacy. “Though the Papa spent many nights looking up into the stars, praying for a way to save his family, from the coming Inquisition, in his heart, he knew it was hopeless. ...
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I Almost Lived by Cristina Jill Mosqueda I died without ever having lived. My funeral was a simple affair, with a half dozen paid mourners, who periodically wailed, as if genuinely bereaved. After the service, there was no reception, and not one soul bothered to send flowers, as it would have seemed imprudent, to...
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The Punchline She looked around the non-descript room, trying to determine where she was and how she had arrived in this massive swath of grey, there were neither doors nor windows, just a long line of people, all who appeared to be in the same state of bewilderment, as her. It was mostly...
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