The weeks and months moved on and the crowds began to thin. The theatre began to put pressure on the musician, threatening to end his show if the audience did not increase. It was at this point that he accepted that his art was simply an industry. The next week, he left the theatre. He [...]
The concert was fabulous that evening, but the boy could not hear it from his perch. He cried alone as the final torch was put out and the stage was silent again. The following afternoon, the boy returned to the empty room behind the stage. He went out through the hall onto the stage. There, [...]
Two weeks earlier, a boy stole a guitar. Eight Forty-Three; He ran past the old statue of Raul. Eight Forty-Five; He took the narrow steps three at a time. Eight Fifty-Seven; He jumped. The statue remained still as always. The portrait of Raul hung in the large hallway just beyond the stairs. It watched as [...]
Timothy Carl was a writer of profound stories- short stories in fact. His themes were always deep and they reached out into the farthest corners of philosophical thought. Fifteen of his short stories had been published in various and mostly reputable anthologies and each of them received resounding reviews of an absolutely positive nature. His [...]
As we waited for our meal, two older couples took residence at the table nearest us. Our idle talk soon faded into casual eavesdropping and our neighbors became the object of our latest interest. They spoke much heavier Spanish than the Peruvians, and with much more song to their voice. Spaniards? From the North, near [...]
I spent a lot of time at the hospital as a child. My brother was sick, so we had to go in for exams every couple of months. I remember well the long waiting room stays, catching up on the latest children’s magazines filled with mind puzzles, lame jokes and intriguing art. When the appointment [...]
