Fiction by Tessa: "Duende Girl"

Feb 18, 2009 11:47

When we moved to the big house, Abuela said it was a dangerous place. Peligroso. Mom cut her a sharp glance, and said, “English, Mama.”
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nottygypsy February 18 2009, 18:34:21 UTC
Oooohhhh I want more of that one.

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:21:02 UTC
It's novel prep, sort of, so eventually there will be more. :D

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nottygypsy February 18 2009, 19:30:08 UTC
Woot!

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woodrunner February 21 2009, 13:40:48 UTC
More! Great!

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sherwood21 February 18 2009, 18:48:29 UTC
Awww, cool, and awesome and kind of sweet, and then And it was the first night I heard the duende, scrabbling through the walls. AAAAAUUUUGGHH CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:21:28 UTC
hahaha - I think of this as a Maggie-Ending. :D

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alessandriana February 18 2009, 19:11:31 UTC
What sherwood21 said! Gah!

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:21:53 UTC
:D Hehehehehe.

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bleuberi21 February 18 2009, 19:23:54 UTC
I'm gonna ditto sherwood21 as well. Love!!

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:28:58 UTC
Thanks!

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femfataleatron February 18 2009, 19:30:24 UTC
Duende is an interesting word. Perhaps your main character should be a Flamenco dancer, or musician.

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:37:10 UTC
Har har.

I like the connotations the original meaning gives to the artistic definition. It's neat. And dare I say... magical?

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femfataleatron February 18 2009, 19:50:32 UTC
chthonic perhaps? (Again with the Persephone. oy.)

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tessagratton February 18 2009, 19:54:44 UTC
One can never have too much Persephone!

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