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July 29th, 2007 by Cornflakegirl

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These days are flying away so fast that the month is ending now. This Tuesday 31st July, I will be 34 years old. I can´t help myself and I was thinking about this year. I´m glad because many things happened and many of them, more than I expected, for good. At last, I´ve started writing again and sending my short stories to contests and so on, I have some projects really interesting and I hope they will come true soon. I keep on walking and swimming but I´ve only lost 1 Kg but who cares? I like my life a lot and everyday, I like it more. I´ve met new people and I have new friends, I keep my old ones (a little bit far but I know that they´ll be there for me). Concerning to my family, I´ve a pretty one year old niece, Susana (I have to publish here some pictures of her). I´m living with my boyfriend and our life together is so good, yes, I must confess that I´m happy!

So, I don´t mind to become one year older.

And this Tuesday, a friend will spend one week here with us.

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Guía de hoteles inventados

July 21st, 2007 by Cornflakegirl

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From my trip to Asturias, I brought with me a book named “Guía de hoteles inventadosby Oscar Sipán.

It’s a little book, smooth, full of pictures and smelling like the small discoveries. We spy Ludovic Sindone, through unexisting window, during his trips to Alesia, Blonembum and Croatan cities and his stay in different hotels. Maybe because of my words, you can think that this is a book of travels but not, it’s more like a curse, a curse of rambling, like he was Sisifo without any stone nor any mountain, just with a case and a diary, trapped inside of an oppressive flashback. Writing in a black novel tone, Ludovic Sindone gathers anecdotes, characters, crazy descriptions of places and some impossible enumerations full of magic realism and black jokes. Using a poetic prose, he mixes real characters with fiction ones trying to make the readers smile.

The first idea when I was reading it, was that it remains me to Paul Aster’s books but later on it remains me more to “Mirror in the Mirror” by Michael Ende but with a bitter ending closer to the short stories by Kafka.

Anyway, I’m sure there is any bad thing in this book… and it’s… it doesn’t last forever. It was hard to say goodbye to Ludovic. Perhaps we’ll meet again in any hotel lobby before of my Ouija table during Houdini’s lover visits.

 

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He vuelto – I´m back

July 14th, 2007 by Cornflakegirl

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I´m back and I´ve many things to tell you. Ten days is time enough for many things and I don´t know how to start. The first week I spent it visiting and meeting friends and relatives. As always, I wish had time to see you all but I couldn´t. At home, with my family we all together celebrated my 34th birthday. At the end of this month, I will be 34 years old and time keep on flying so fast…. I´ll talk about my gifts in future books but almost all were books and Fred. Fred was the most popular gift between my friends. Please, look the picture, isn´t it cute?

On Friday 6th July, some friends and I drove to Gijon, Asturias. The goods news is that one of my short stories, one named “y yo con estos pelos”, has been finalist of Premio Avalón de relato fantástico 2007 contest. I didn´t win but all the people enjoyed reading my short story a lot so that´s enough to make me feel proud and glad. It was awesome!
Now I´m at home and I´m willing and exciting to keep on writing, with many good experience on my back, with a lot of timefor living and what a hell! many dreams to make them real.

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