Manuel, Part 2

This story is part of a story that I wrote as an assignment for a MOOC Class I took at University of IOWA.

The class was called, Power of the Pen: Identities and Social Issues in Fiction and Nonfiction. The classes are taught online and people from all over the world participate. This was the second time I participated, and again I learned a lot. Here you can read the second part.

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Manuel, Part 1

This short story is part of a story that I wrote as an assignment for a MOOC Class I took at University of IOWA.

The class was called, Power of the Pen: Identities and Social Issues in Fiction and Nonfiction. The classes are taught online and people from all over the world participate. This was the second time I participated, and again I learned a lot. Here you can read the first part.

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A Man opens his mailbox …

Sometimes the little things prompt all kind of stories …
Here is one of these stories that I wrote after I saw this line of mailboxes and I had a talk with a friend who was trying to sell her house …

A man opens his mailbox and finds an envelope.
Finally this young, arrogant realtor sent the instructions. I should have had them last week! Before the disaster! August thinks. Continue reading “A Man opens his mailbox …”

The Tooth – Short Story

Here is a little story that I wrote for a MOOC class assignment about a little girl who’s day is disrupted by being confronted with something unexpected, or better, someone surprising …

THE TOOTH

It was a hot and humid day in September. The leaves of the trees had already started to change their colors. No wind was blowing, not even Mrs. Kleves beautiful wind chimes made any noise. Continue reading “The Tooth – Short Story”