Mara Masolini

“THE CRYSTAL DAISY an THE MINI HORSES IN THE PRAIERIE” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #157

THE CRYSTAL DAISY and THE MINI HORSES in THE PRAIRIE From some months   in the house in front of Clara’s, which had remained uninhabited   for years, after a terrible crime   that had been committed there ____a child of three years had been killed by his mother, who smashed the child head with a pan _____Julie, an elegant and good-looking forty  year woman had come to live with her daughter Angie, a little girl of nine years. Angie was very pretty, and she was also lame. She and Peter, Clara ‘s son, ...

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“AH, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #155

AH, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! He entered the bar out of breath, his hands in the pockets of his jeans, his T-shirt rolled up on his stomach, half uncovered. He squinted, he was not in his own ( he was not in himself) for the impatience to start telling us…oh, wonders. “ Ah, you don’t know, but sure, you can’t know! It happened a few  minutes ago , as I was walking down the alley of the fools…and there was only me in the alley! Uh!” After that he , standing at the centre of the bar, wobble...

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“THE SHIRT FROM 1800s” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #154

THE SHIRT FROM 1800s It was so long that she not only hadn’t worn it, but she hadn’t even picked it up when, one night she dreamed of wearing just that shirt. In the ( her) dream she opened a door halfway ____maybe the door was that of the living room, maybe that of her parents’ bedroom____and, while she stood in the open half of the door, she could see herself , as if in a mirror, with that shirt on. Her mother too, who(m) she didn’t see, had to see her, because( since) she said to her : “NO, that shirt is no g...

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“THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #153

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER Oh, my God, that Cathy V. was at least a problematic person ( woman), that she was not suitable to her  job , that she also had the easy slap with the children entrusted to her, this Zeta knew it well. In fact she was, for more than ten years, a mediator between the teachers, of the kindergarten The Sacred Heart and the parents of the children who attended the kindergarten. Cathy V. had also received disciplinary measures, she had even been suspended for a year from her work ( job)....

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“TRUTH IS IN BLOOD” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #152

TRUTH IS IN BLOOD It had the appearance of a small temple, or rather a small chapel, surmounted as it was by a dome  that  resembled those of Palladio. The small chapel had been built by willing people of the town, with the collaboration of willing people of the nearby towns ( villages). Even from the beginning it was known it had been a place of prophecy , of predictions, that is , a kind of meeting place or club where people would go to ask about their future, yes, to have proph...

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“AWAKENING AT DAWN” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #151

AWAKENING    AT DAWN It was not yet daylight when Martha awoke from a night of agitated, confused dreams . She was exhausted.  In her dreams of that night, which had just gone, she had always been fighting against overwhelming adversaries ( opponents), who towered over her, who she knew she could never defeat, as she knew she should fight as long as she could, even thought she would have to succumb in the end. Even though she knew she was going to be defeated, she would have to keep fighting ...

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“THE WHISTLE of THE MUTE DUCK” by Mara Masolini

THE WHISTLE OF THE MUTE DUCK Cyril Theodor Machiavelli , he was an electronic engineer, and a biochemical, a lover of molecular biology and robotics, a scholar of the evolution, especially regarding animals and plants. He was also an archeologist, who had taken part in excavations in Central Asia and in Mexico, which had led to important discovers of past,  ancient civilizations. So, when he had undertaken the realization of that true wonder that was his Carol he had been able   to use a...

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“THE BEAR WARNING” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #150

THE BEAR WARNING Peter  rushed into the building. He was already late for the appointment he had with Lady Zarlic, also known as the Tsarina, who was waiting for him on the 17th floor.  There were three elevators in that building of fifty floors. As soon as Peter came in the entrance, he noticed , with a glance to their red light, that two of them  were going up. So he headed for the third, which had a green light.  It was only  when he reached out and he wa...

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“THAT FLICKERING OF LIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE HILL” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #149

THAT FLICKERING OF LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL  “ Are you still here? Come on, it’s time to go to bed! Remember, you have to go to school at morning. You must be up at seven. I will  certainly not let you lay in bed, if you are sleepy “ Diane spoke standing on the door,  she did not move towards Emily, who was standing   for more than an hour at the living room window, ( with) her elbows resting on the sill, her face between her hands. She seemed completely absorbed in what sh...

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“THE GHOST OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING IN VIA ARIOSTO” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #148

THE GHOST OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING IN VIA ARIOSTO Gaetano had begun to frequent that apartment building as a young man, when he was ( had been) a door-to-door salesman, first of encyclopedias, then of household  cleaning  products, then of kitchen utensils. That five storey building, divided into apartments ___on each floor there were four apartments____had been built in the seventies of the twentieth century. Then  in the following decades, the area had thickened with ot...

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“WAITING IN DARK” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #147

WAITING IN DARK When she realized that one, she knew had followed her, had entered the room where she was sitting, the rather shabby room of a cinema club in the suburbs, despite knowing that if she had gone to sit two rows farther from the screen, she should have to put on her glasses, not to mention that , moving to change row and seat, she would inevitably miss some moments of the film she liked so much, to which she was paying a spasmodic attention, ( well) Keith had stood up and, walking hunc...

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“THE WHEEL OF THE MILL” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #146

THE WHEEL OF THE MILL The building had been abandoned for years . It was rather ruined. The plaster was peeling and falling apart , leaving the bricks in the open. ( exposed) The roof tiles were broken. The windows, without  the shutters and even the glass, looked  like empty holes. It had been a water mill for almost half a century. The driving wheel was still on the stream, where however no water was flowing since long time. Attached to the mill there were the miller’s house. After the...

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“THE ONE MISSING STAR” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #145

THE ONE MISSING STAR “ Do you see how he got dressed, our very dear friend? Oh, I say, at least, he could spare us the sight of those disgusting hairs on his beautiful muscular legs…..All he had to do was wear an ankle-length skirt, if he didn’t want to shave” Marilda , she laughed heartily, even though she pretended to be disgusted by how he showed up at the masked ball, he, Teddy Boy, their friend Alice’s boyfriend. Kate remained silent , her eyes glued to the skirt Teddy Boy was wearing. S...

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“THE FACE IN THE DARK ROOM” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #144

THE FACE IN THE DARK ROOM  Mark Ross, a bank clerk , liked very much taking pictures. He was a real enthusiast of the shot. Indeed it can be said that he couldn’t help but photograph. At home he had a well- equipped laboratory for developing the photos he took during his travels , during the holidays ( vacations), but even those he took on the street of his city every day as soon as he could, as soon as he glimpsed someone or something to frame, to capture in a photo. So it was ( had b...

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“ MOUSE and THE LAME PIGEON” by Mara Masolini

Submitted to Contest #143

            MOUSE and THE LAME  PIGEON  “ Of course , from a cat called Mouse you can expect at least something unusual, extravagant…But this then I would never have expected !“ Anita said, as soon as she came back home.                                        &n...

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