Miguel S has published another prompt… «Aurora« So, this is mine:  The baby had been born in that beautiful morning. Not yet day, but full night either: just before sunrise. The light of the sun could already be seen in the horizon. Then the mother looked outside the window and, tired after giving birth, fell … Sigue leyendo Microrrelato: 100 palabras con Aurora →

Otra propuesta para microrrelato de Raconteur Press: Oh, the basement. Her parents had forbidden her to go downstairs but a 8 years of age, she thought she was old enought to enter the forbidden room. But there she saw the goblings and, if it wasn’t for Giant, her dog, she would never have returned upstairs. … Sigue leyendo Microrrelato: 50 palabras con duende →

Miguel S. has published another prompt: Our prompt for today is Battery Write a story in 90 words! It has been really funny to write this microdosing… so, let’s get on with it: They were out camping in the mountains with their dog. The day had been agreeable but once the sun was gone and the night … Sigue leyendo Microrrelato: 90 palabras con pilas →

Loddard was an archaeologist. He had been chosen to investigate the «mausoleum» discovered on that half-abandoned property that had been taken over by the local authorities due to the bad smells and the presence of those fetid rodents. No one had been able to give him a convincing reason for giving that name to a … Sigue leyendo The Mausoleum →

Let’s write about this prompt: It was the end of May, nearly the 25th. Temperatures were already steadily rising everyday. School was nearly over: next year, if everything went well, she will be at University. In between, a great Summer was waiting for her to rest by the Beach, doing nothing but reading good books, … Sigue leyendo Microdosing: 90 mg of «Summer» / Microrrelatos: 90 mg de verano →

Our prompt for today is MIRACLE Write a story in 90 words! She had got lost in the snowstorm in Christmas Eve. The night was extremely cold and the wind made the temperature even colder. There was not even a star in the sky: Black clouds had spread throughout the place, diminishing the light to the mínimum. … Sigue leyendo Microrrelato: 90 mg de un milagro / Microdosing: 90 mg of a miracle →

Our prompt for today is Cloudless Sky! Write a story in 70 words! The farmer woke up and went out of his cottage to the cowhouse. Just as he step outside, he looked at the sky and thought: -What a cloudless sky! – he breathed the fresh morning air and continued – It’s about time. The last … Sigue leyendo Microrrelato: 70 palabras con «cielo sin nubes» / Microdosing: 70 mg of Cloudless Sky / →

This is a translation of a story I wrote for a Spanish blog’s literary Challenge, some weeks ago. [Si la quieres leer en español, pincha en el anterior enlace]. For the past three weeks, his wife had been receiving mysterious calls. … Sigue leyendo →

This is a translation of one of the literary challenges I have made this year. For the Spanish story, click here. Tomasso had been dubbed “the Prince of the Night” by a cheesy TV commentator after he had been involved in … Sigue leyendo →

From Miguel S. Our prompt for today is ICEBERG! Write a story in 90 words! Hmm… The explorers’ ship was now very close to the South Atlantic, a place where there was no record of human beings having passed through. And then the … Sigue leyendo →

Miguel S.offers us another prompt: Our prompt for today is CAMPFIRE! Write a story in 100 words! When the police arrived, the scene was a nightmare. The campfire had been extinguished some time during the night. The corpses were around it, in … Sigue leyendo →

So, another Microdosing from Miguel S. Our prompt for today is HORIZON! Write a story in 80 words! Let’s see… From a mountain, the horizon looks clear all day long, but it is striking at dawn and dusk. At dawn, the sun is … Sigue leyendo →

So, from Miguel S. we have gotten another Microdosing… very cold one this time: Our prompt for today is SNOWFLAKE! Write a story in 50 words! So… let’s see… Christmas time had arrived; temperatures had dropped and the wind had become uncomfortable. The little … Sigue leyendo →

Our prompt for today is MORNING! Write a story in 90 words! So… once upon a time… 🧚🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️ She woke up very slowly. At first she wasn’t even aware that she was waking up, but then, as she began opnening her eyes, … Sigue leyendo →

Our prompt for today is LANTERN! Write a story in 100 words! Hmmm, this reminded me of something… One dark evening, a traveler got lost in the woods and lit on his lantern to see clearly what was in front of him. An owl watched him from a tree, which made him uneasy. He had walked for … Continúa leyendo Microrrelatos – 100 mg de linterna / Microdosing – 100mg of a Lantern

Our prompt for today is Proximity! Write a story in 80 words! Another prompt from Miguel S. that has inspired me this story: Her proximity was intoxicating to him. At first, he found it difficult to talk to her, but when she spoke to him and asked him things, he had to answer her. In … Continúa leyendo Microrrelato: 80 mg de proximidad – Microdosing: 80mg of proximity

Our prompt for today is LONGING! Write a story in 50 words! So let’s go with this Microdosing… Being a spy had been a great experience but, after that important case and the numerous death threats against him, some high-ranking oficial decided he had to disappear and live, under another name, in a for-away place. After 10 … Continúa leyendo 50 mg de anhelo / 50 mg of longing

Our prompt for today is FLICKER! Write a story in 50 words! So let’s get in this Microdosing’s story from Miguel S., of course: The area was well-known for bandits but it was a shorter route to their destination. So they took it and got their weapons ready. They knew that life can be lost in a flickr … Continúa leyendo Microrrelato – 50 mg de un parpadeo / Microdosing – 50mg of a Flicker

Our prompt for today is RELIC! Write a story in 100 words! Miguel S.this is a very interesting word… The Rose of St Adriana was a very well-known relic from that area. Long lost and long sought, a legend said that “when the sun hides during the day, its shadow will show the way to the rose”. The problem … Continúa leyendo Microrrelato – 100 mg de reliquia / Microdosing – 100mg of a Relic

From Miguel S. Our prompt for today is SILENCE! Write a story in 100 words! Screen capture of a video from the floods of Valencia. This microdosing is dedicated to the dead, the dissappeared and those people who have lost everything due to this cyclic phenomena (there are data since middle 18th century of their existence): When they … Continúa leyendo Microrrelato: 100mg de silencio – Microdosing – 100mg of Silence