A fantasy short story I wrote for a university English course inspired and based on a Slavic folklore tale. This story follows two brothers who are looking for something but have lost their way. However, one of them discovers a mysterious magical bird, and they resolve to follow it. It will be a long and... Continue Reading →
El Heroe Improbable (The Unlikely Hero Spanish translation)
Theodogan, un hombre de 18 años, vió los cien soldados Morgalianos marchando a su ciudad, Nelandros, desde la puerta de su granja. Sudaba en su quitón blanco sin mangas por el calor de la tarde. Curioso, se retiró de su casa y camino por los verdes campos abiertos para seguir el pequeño ejército. Desde la... Continue Reading →
Meeting a Mysterious Old Man
This is a scene, written in play form, of the part when Theodogan meets Fadan on his way out of his city-state of Nelandros. It involves an extended conversation between the two characters not present in the Short Story due to word constraints. The young farmboy Theodogan hurries down the road, panting and carrying a... Continue Reading →
The Unlikely Hero
Eighteen-year-old Theodogan watched the one hundred Morgalian soldiers marching towards his city-state of Nelandros from the door of his farmhouse. He sweated in his sleeveless white chiton from the afternoon heat. Curious, he left his house and walked through the open green fields to follow the small army. From a distance he could see the... Continue Reading →
Behind the Scenes of Character and place names for “The Human-Animal Wars” story
Diego Delaparra, me, the author, Ogeid Arrapaled, Hero and Protagonist of the Story Thorin, King of the Dwarves in The Hobbit, and Radagast, wizard of nature in The Hobbit=Niroht Tsagadar, Commander of the Polar Bear Army Cristiano Ronaldo, best Soccer player in the World=Onaitsirc Odlanor, Leader of the Human Race. Minas Tirith, Capital of Gondor... Continue Reading →
The Human-Animal Wars
75,000 years ago, the world was different. Humans fought humanoid animals for land, and the animals had good technology. The Monkey Kingdom was in South and West Africa, the Cat Kingdom was in Asia and the Snake and Macaw and Lizard Kingdoms were in South and Central America, and the Lion Kingdom was in East... Continue Reading →
Time Machines and Sabotage at MazioCorp
In the year 2099 AD, there was an international company called MazioCorp, and it replaced Microsoft, which went bankrupt almost 70 years ago. MazioCorp's headquarters was located in New York, and its CEO was Jack Mazio. It's most recent innovation was the Lindeous 7 computer software. The Lindeous computer software replaced the Windows software. But... Continue Reading →
The Future and Past collide
In the year 2099 AD, there was an international company called MazioCorp, and it replaced Microsoft, which went bankrupt almost 70 years ago. MazioCorp's headquarters was located in New York, and it's CEO was Jack Mazio. It's most recent innovation was the Lindeous 7 computer software. The Lindeous computer software replaced the Windows software. But... Continue Reading →