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Polk is from CL Chile • 61 y/o

“The simple truth is that the truth does not exist; it all depends on a person's point of view.” ― Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate

Holy Guacamole
Story
Cultural differences - the way we speak.
3 mins
Words: 772
Read Time: 3 mins
The Colston Dichotomy
Story
Are our historical figures heros or villains? Or maybe they are both.
4 mins
Words: 947
Read Time: 4 mins
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A Neighbrourhood Called Exile
Story
Simon does not belong here. He is from a place where Christmas is in hot season and Santas sweat in their heavy cloaks.
4 mins
Words: 972
Read Time: 4 mins
Good Bye to the Angel
Story
It is their first child - but something goes wrong. And then they say good bye to the angel.
5 mins
Words: 1153
Read Time: 5 mins
Till the Last Beat of the Samba
Story
Josefina lives in one of the most beautiful places on earth - Rio de Janiero. She is poor and things don´t exactly go her way. But she is not ready to give up.
6 mins
Words: 1206
Read Time: 6 mins
SWANS
Story
He still remembers the little house at the foothills of the mountains and the day he discovered that the white-clad man owned so many things, including the swans. So many things but one...
6 mins
Words: 1351
Read Time: 6 mins
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The Volcano
Story
The geologist thought Tacana was just a simple volcano. Vega, who used to be part of the K´iche community, knew that it was more complicated.
7 mins
Words: 1565
Read Time: 7 mins
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Recipe
Story
They have been married for many years now and Carlos is no longer a young and handsome man. Yet she is happy. How?
8 mins
Words: 1691
Read Time: 8 mins
THE HEN
Story
He was a soldier. He had to follow orders.
9 mins
Words: 1938
Read Time: 9 mins
Bon Appetite
Story
A wealthy food critic decides to go out for a meal. He's known for his scything columns, and restaurant owners fear his displeasure can bankrupt their restaurants. They take action...
9 mins
Words: 1940
Read Time: 9 mins
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THE VALIANT MAN
Story
40 years after Grandad Liam died, I go back to Trí Ghaoth, or Three Winds, near the town of Ballybunion, where the River Shannon disgorges its muddy.
9 mins
Words: 1963
Read Time: 9 mins
Writing Class
Story
What can a young aspiring Irish writer learn from his old Jewish friends? More than you think.
9 mins
Words: 1972
Read Time: 9 mins