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The Silent Paula
XXI National Short Story and Poetry Contest (El Externado University) – participant.
XXI National Short Story and Poetry Contest (El Externado University) – participant.
She lived austerely, entangled in a premature maturity. She used to arrive at her empty house and greet; only her echo answered back. Her nights unfolded, filled with noises, and yet she slept peacefully—accustomed to that shadow etched along the staircase. Three years living alone, accompanied only by something that crouched in the house’s dim corners.
The Clocks
Published by Bogotadeo Magazine.
Published by Bogotadeo Magazine.
Every moment of my life has been mediated by that “tick-tock” that keeps time with my existence. My parents always indoctrinated me to be punctual, always pointing to the hands of that austere tall clock encased in its wooden armor, while saying to me: “It doesn’t matter if they are soft or hard, the important thing is that they tell the time!”—as Dalí once said. And so I grew up, marching like a soldier, and I was happy; punctuality was always my great virtue, and I was the pride of my parents.