ORIGIN: Peacocks are pretty and fish bite hooks. Most of the tail was already there, and an ugly mermaid would crave nothing more desperately than beauty. There was a time when I used to be peacock green with envy. I was an ugly mermaid intent on shipwrecking everyone around me. Night had to fall on […]
HOOK, PEACOCK AND UGLY MERMAID. Read More »
ORIGIN: Just pretend the dog and the crocodile aren’t there. Focus on the black and white cats and the face in profile. We grew up drawing the good side of the moon and we have never been good with non-magical words. That’s why we will always be grateful to the cat for getting our tongue.
CATS ENCROACHING ON THE MOON. Read More »
ORIGIN: The Brush gave us an alien and this is what we got when we dissected it. I wish I could reach into my heart, but I am just an alien without a flying saucer. I hate playing dress-up. I am drowning in this white shirt. I can’t breathe. It reminds me of the darkness
ORIGIN: It’s all there in the eyes. The tiger is missing a few stripes, but most dreams start as a rough outline anyway. And we like conjoined twins. I like reading between the lines. Those little things that don’t meet the eye. I was told not to look into the sun. Never to ride into
A TIGER SADDLED WITH A BEAR. Read More »
ORIGIN: Ponytails don’t become us and way back when, we used to share a teddy bear. It was snow white and it absorbed our laughter and our tears. It’s still lying around somewhere and maybe that’s why sometimes it feels like we are still of one mind. Teddy bears are meant to be hugged. They
SHARED TEDDY BEARS AND KNOTS IN THE HAIR. Read More »
ORIGIN: It was late at night and for a change we saw a handful of stars. That might have altered the destiny of this Brush. The little girl stole the limelight, and it would have taken a magnifying glass to appreciate the little details, so we decided to let the fox and the horse strike
THROWING STARS LIKE CONFETTI. Read More »
A pajarillo que se ha de perder, alillas le han de nacer. Apparently, prosperity is cause of ruin. And we couldn’t resist that little bird doomed to get lost even before taking wing for the first time. In a hollow tree there is a nest. In that nest there are two chicks still covered in
ANTICIPATION AND FEAR, BIRDS OF A SHIVER. Read More »
The first word of the day is someone who lacks enthusiasm and interest (LACKADAISICAL). Living takes effort, and dreams are for the lazy, so she’s probably a daydreamer. But there is nothing daisies can’t solve. The other word describes something that after being pressed returns to its original shape (SPRING). Just imagine daisies bouncing back
FRIENDSHIP AND DAISIES-IN-THE-BOX. Read More »
ORIGIN: No matter how you look at it, that’s an angel. A lump in the throat of an hourglass. We are running out of time. Guardian angels only have eyes for children, adults are on their own. The owl says that death is still a ways away. That owl is my birthplace. But I didn’t
OWL-BORN ANGELS AND HOURGLASSES. Read More »
ORIGIN: The Brush wished us happy birthday! It even blew out the candles for us. Where did all the warmth go? Silly us, lizards and nightmares have cold blood running through their veins. It was an invitation. It wouldn’t be a party without guests! Happy birthday! Blow out a candle and make a wish.
CANDLES, WISHES AND COLD-BLOODED CREATURES. Read More »