HOUR OF THE WOLF

This extract reveals José María, or Pepe. It is his Hour of the Wolf, and Pepe cannot sleep.

First Blog Post REVISITED

I still think of Pedro Almodovar but made the manuscript a short novel with telenovela twists.

ONE DRESS, ONE DAY

My wedding dress was stolen…

Days after the ceremony from a bag in the back of a car.

An Egyptian lady assured me the gown would remain cursed, whoever wore it. Still, I wondered what had happened to it. A snotty young man at my household insurance company informed me that as the dress had been worn, it would have depreciated tremendously in value. Had I been merely the guest, not so much. The employee proceeded to grill me about my visit to Spain as if the theft had been arranged to bilk the company. No sentimentality, no chivalry.

After recording what had happened by filling in the insurance forms with dry details and then the gaps with my imagination, I thought of the Spanish cineaste, Pedro Almodóvar.

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