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Weekly Contest #103
It has been 9 years since my grandfather died, a man who wanted to silently rule our world with his miraculous power of art. The man, who was the father of my mother, was really wise with the relatives who always came every Sunday to eat brunch at his house. He always started off brunch saying a really inspirational quote: -"Cry a river, build a bridge, then walk your ass over it." My grandpa, who we always called "Barbas" (which sounds close to the word "barba" which means beard in spanish (he always had a beard)) had always dreamt abou...
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