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Gabrielle Bucaya

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La Mamma - An Hommage to my Mother-In-Law

Weekly Contest #346

“Ciao, piacere di conoscerti,” which translates to, “Hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you” in Italian. I repeated these words over and over again, as I greeted my boyfriend’s family members, one by one. His sisters were undoubtedly beautiful and welcomed me with open arms, alongside with their husbands. His father of good humour, already cracking jokes as if this was not the first time we had met. There I stood in the midst of this sea of warmth, at their family restaurant that they have had for decades, in the heart of the city; the beautiful...

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Destiny Calls for a Truck and Romantic Fantasies

Weekly Contest #345

I stared at myself in front of the mirror, nearly unrecognizable in a wedding dress. I was placed in a room that was all too extravagant for its taste, with too much pink, loud embroidered designs and untouchable expensive furniture. In a few minutes, I would be summoned to marry a man for political reasons. A man who I thought to be arrogant, non-chalant and far too handsome for his good. In any other situation, I would have loved to read about this in a novel, but the fact of the matter is, I was not home and not sure how to find my way ba...

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King Henry VIII is My Cat (Apparently)

Weekly Contest #344

I could feel my bones ache from another work day. My feet begging for a massage; but with that sort of smell, not even I would want to go touch them. I yearned for a holiday, possibly someplace in the British countryside; and without a single human being in sight. Anywhere that gives me a peace of mind, and one that didn't force me to be stuck in a cubicle with endless emails. My workplace doesn't believe in ergonomics, or mental health for that matter. Day in and day out, I found myself crawling to the end of the line, making a place for my...

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