ON MONDAY, I MET WITH ANNIE at Grumpy Al’s to update her and deliver a well-deserved paycheck. We were sitting at the counter and waiting for our coffees.
“Why did you return on Sunday?”
“I had to give the files back, Annie. They were important for Marlon. And...I have found Alexis contact information in Germany. I had to let him know.”
Annie placed her fingertips on my wrist.
“Yeah, that’s a pulse. I think it’s safe to say you’re growing a heart. Be careful, they have the strong tendency of beating.”
“How would you know? I thought you only dealt with other invertebrates like yourself.”
I removed my hand from the counter before she could break it, which only left her with a verbal response as a weapon.
“Invertebrates have hearts, you idiot. It’s their spine they’re missing. And in any case, that puts them closer to you.”
I decided to break it off and take another direction before Grumpy Al would throw us out. I really wanted my coffee and cheese sandwich.
“Anyway...How was your weekend?”
“I had triplets again.”
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Notes
[1] “Death is a Dialogue between” by Emily Dickinson. Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Edited by R. W. Franklin (Harvard University Press, 1999)
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Acknowledgments
IT IS THE DREAM of any novice author to have the encouragement of a scholar the caliber of Professor Emeritus Martha Paley Francescato. To have the support of someone who has shaken hands and maintained close friendships with the greatest Latin-American writers was definitely beyond my wildest dreams.
It is due to your generosity and hard work Martha, that this book exists. Any others that might follow are also the offspring of your big literary heart.
A special thank you is also in order for Melisa Scanso Bocaccio: gracias for giving me scarlet fever.
Lastly, I’d like to extend this thank you to my family and friends, for hearing me out in my endless rants about writing and publishing. Your ears were, and still are, very much needed. Please, keep them open.
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About the author
TRINIDAD GIACHINO IS AN INDIE WRITER from Buenos Aires, Argentina. After many failed attempts, Trinidad has managed to combine her stage training background and her studies in literature and linguistics from Buenos Aires University (UBA) into one single purpose: to craft deeply human characters with a dark side that we can all relate to.
A yoga enthusiast and a cat lover, Trinidad Giachino shares her days with felines, canines and the occasional human, while creating (or embodying) stories. She is also constantly trying to trick her palate by exchanging high coffee dosages for the always less amicable cup of tea.
Detective Saussure Mysteries is a horror book series for adults set in the 1950’s that blends the traditional genre of private detectives with supernatural horror. And a hint of humor. Because you can’t appreciate the darkness unless there is some light in it as well…
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