Mara Masolini

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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“THOSE HIEROGLYPHICS” by Mara Masolini

THOSE HIEROGLYPHICS Nothing, it wasn’t there. That page or sheet on which signs that looked like hieroglyphs were traced had disappeared. He had caught a glimpse of it when he was absentmindedly leafing through Lucretius’” De rerum nature”. Just at that moment, his colleague Greta had called him for an emergency. David had left the book on the table and when had returned ...

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“AN EMBROIDERY FROM THE STARS” by Mara Masolini

 AN EMBROIDERY FROM THE STARS Greta had a quiet, serene, and rather lonely life. She lived alone after having married twice and been divorced as many. Her three children were now adults and lived in other cities. Marisa, the youngest, had been living abroad for years. Since she had retired ___he had been a  music teacher in a high school___...

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“WALKING ON TWO WHEELS” by Mara Masolini

WALKING ON TWO WHEELS He heard a crash and he tumbled down the ground full of stones. Damnation, not only the front wheel suspension had come off but the chassis had broken. Good heaven, he should have known that his mountain bike was not enough stout to deal with that climb. However Alex stood up, even if rather bruised and aching, and he decided to continue his journey on foot. ...

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“THE FORGETTEN DOLL” by Mara Masolini

THE FORGOTTEN DOLL When she happened to find it at the back of an old wardrobe, wrapped in pillowcases and towels, Alice gave a start of fear. Yet that doll was not anything but ugly or frightening. It was indeed beautiful. It was blonde, with very fine-flowing hair, and had a face with perfect features, almost regal: the perfect oval of the delightful face, the high cheekbones, t...

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“THE COLOR OF THE BLOOD” by Mara Masolini

 THE COLOR OF THE BLOOD “ CUT!” said the director .” This scene is too full of objects ( things).”  “ And there’s also too much blood” the set designer intervened. It was the set of the film “ Domestic Murder” Two blooded corpses lay on the floor of a room full of vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, cabinets, and overturned drawers. The head of one of the corpses had been severed and was enthr...

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“SINKING” by Mara Masolini

 SINKING Evening. Sara was on her way home from work. She felt tired but above all embittered. She had had a disagreement with one of her colleagues and big words had flown between them. She had also been recalled by her boss who had guarded her for her lack of attention. “ You don’t seem to pay attention to what you’re being told. You must be more careful” He had said. And all fo...

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“DEATH” by Mara Masolini

DEATH Kate was nine years old when her great-grandfather, who had spent the last years of his life with them, died. Great-grandfather Orlando was ninety-two and he had been very strict. He had often reproached her for her disobedience and had often repeated to her that she was rude. And when he said it he made a disgusted face and said:” Ah, those! They allow you everything” refer...

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“THE SPACE PLATFORM AND THE BLACK HOLE” by Mara Masolini

 THE SPACE PLATFORM AND THE BLACK HOLE There was a disruption in the space platform Yzmoon7. The first and second modules seemed to have gone mad, the experiments had suddenly stopped, and the results obtained went down the drain and all the efforts to recover them were in vain. Captain Kreisler, commander of the station, summoned his team of experts: the en...

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“THE KIDNAPPING” by Mara Masolini

THE KIDNAPPING A five-year-old Gisella disappeared in the afternoon from the courtyard of the hotel where she was staying with her parents. The last adult who saw her in the courtyard, together with the other children, is another hotel guest. “ But we saw that man dressed in black who took Gisella away” Greta is saying. “ We have to say it” “ Now don’t exaggerate, we just saw the little gir...

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“AT THE WEDDING RECEPTION” by Mara Masolini

AT THE WEDDING RECEPTION “ Ah, unbelievable! Look who is seeing ( meeting) again after a lifetime!” “ Oh, what an incredible surprise to find you here! Are you a relative of the bride or the groom?” Tommy and Julia were incredulous. They had been classmates in high school and had not seen each other in over twenty years. Now they were meeting in the park of the villa where the wedding reception of ...

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“IN THE SQUARE AT NIGHT AFTER THE SHOW” by Mara Masolini

IN THE SQUARE AT NIGHT AFTER THE SHOW The celebrations, the enthusiasm, and the euphoria were over. The big show with singers, musicians, and dancers had lasted for six hours. The large audience had been thrilled, had screamed and yelled“ Hurrah” and “WOW” and demanded encores. Now the stage was empty and almost anyone who had attended the show had also left, leaving paper cups, b...

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“THE SPELL” by Mara Masolini

THE SPELL Martha was a childless middle-aged widow who lived in the only company of a lot of cats in an isolated house on the hill. She didn’t have many friends, only two women of her age, Anne and Samantha. Little was known about her. No one had ever known her husband because when she arrived in the village she was already a widow. Her husband was said to have been a Protestant ...

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“IN THE LIGHT OF DAY” by Mara Masolini

IN THE LIGHT OF DAY Night. Brian walked briskly across the street. His hands were in his coat pockets and his head was down. When he reached the other side of the street he glimpsed in the light of the street lamp a tall guy wrapped in a black cloak, with a hood, also black, on his head. To Brian, that guy was a complete stranger, although he had just seen him fleetingly in his fa...

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“THE TASTE OF THE EARTH” by Mara Masolini

 THE TASTE OF THE EARTH “ This morning that monster spat in the teacher’s face,” Lisa said, grimacing. “ And he also beat Malcolm until his nose bled” Samuel added, looking disgusted and at the same time frightened. The “monster” Lisa and Samuel were talking about was George, a six-year-old little boy who was absolutely reluctant to be discip...

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“A BREATH OF FREEDOM” by Mara Masolini

 A BREATH OF FREEDOM  Wake up at seven o’clock.  A quarter of an hour to take a shower and clean yourself: brush your teeth, and take your prescribed medicines. Then ten minutes for the breakfast of cornflakes, milk, and orange juice. Afterward, George had to take the lift, since it was forbidden to walk down the stairs, go down the garage, and get into his car to reach his workpl...

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