Pastiche Stories

Andrés Catafito, un percusionista fracasado, originario de la pantagruélica ciudad de Saltiyork, se mudó a Mmmterrey ya hacía tiempo. Otrora estudiante de crítica y teoría del arte, ha conocido a Oyuki mejor conocida como "la Rabdomante". Con esbozos de la canción "Heartbreak hotel" cantada por Elvis Presley, este pequeño cuento remonta a la condición deplorable del amor humano y las flores que crecen en la basura. El presente cuento ganó el primer lugar del concurso de Literatura Joven Universitaria de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, y se encuentra antologado en el libro "Oxxo... I Love you" (UANL, 2016).

Pot-pourri de pastiches de textes classiques. N'hésitez pas à suggérer d'autres classiques à pasticher !

A pastiche of The Frog Prince in the style of Angela Carter. (this was for an english writing assignment)

I am Carmen. Have you heard of me? I guess not. Aren't you one of those kids who sang the chant "Pen Pen de Sarapen" with smiles painted on their faces on the streets where I used to collapse on, battered and bruised? Hear me out, please. I am Carmen, a maiden of misfortune on the hands of the men who treated me like a toy.

Five years ago, the whole country knew Howl as the face of a national public safety initiative that encouraged kids to say no to drugs, keep away from firearms, and not talk to strangers. He had just made a dramatic exit from the corrupt pit of the Hot Type City Police Department and kicked off his own private investigative agency. He was geared up to start helping people for real. Then some punk put Howl's nephew in the dirt, and everything came to a screeching halt. Now, after a long downward spiral, Howl is one half-empty bottle of scotch away from complete destitution. His shot at redemption comes just in time when a former model struts off the page of a golden-age girlie mag and into his office. Her missing son's disappearance knocks Howl back into a world full of the drugs, guns, and predators he wasted his youth fighting. This time it will be different. He's got nothing to lose but something to prove. This time, he will win.

A Wonderlandian Pastiche. Mad Scientists think they can capture magic and magical lands, but they are all being fooled by a dark evil (sarcastic and crazy as he is cold and deadly) called Nick Sardine trying to escape into the real world. Stuck in the middle of the mess are Matthias and Esther Haddler, a pair of newlyweds. When Matthias tried to reveal the evil scheme of the mads, he didn't know about Nick Sardine. When he's brainwashed into thinking he's a steampunk Mad Hatter, Esther must disguise herself as a steampunk Alice to rescue him. Then they must weave through magic and mayhem to get out of the vast and seemingly endless mazes of the magical realms the mads try to control. Can they get back to the real world before Nick Sardine can escape? Part mystery, part sci-fi, part fantasy, and with a little romance, the twists and turns seem endless, especially once the self-proclaimed Pantheon begins to see that the world they created is crumbling all around them.

This is a collection of short stories and poems. Hope you enjoy!

" She could surely be no older than twenty, tall and slim in a way that could have been attractive had her bones not sliced up so harshly beneath her ashen-pale skin. Her long silver hair was crowned with a garland of roses and, I saw to my surprise as I drew closer, soaking wet, plastered to her scalp and shoulders. My bewilderment only grew as I saw her heavy white gown, also soaking wet and looking for all the world like a wedding dress. "

This is "The Fault In Our Stars", Pastiche on chapter Chapter 20 form Isaac's point of view.

The theft of a diamond necklace and sudden death of a young law officer take Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to a remote town in Iowa, where they soon find themselves hot on the trail of two of America's most infamous criminals. Also posting on FanFiction.net

Outside the convento of Tiano, Basilio tells a young boy stories of ghosts that haunt their town; ghosts seeking solace, as well as redemption and revenge. He also speaks of his longing to see these ghosts, to find the answers to his own questions. But maybe the ghost he is looking for is closer than he thinks. This is set after the events of El Filibusterismo, the novel by Jose Rizal, and also mentions some characters from Noli me Tangere. Content warning: descriptions of gore and violence

A pastiche of Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" done for a class assignment. Styled similar to the book, and potentially contains major errors. This version is slightly more refined than the first draft, but not by much. This is not based on any actual events - purely a work of fiction. Eve turns nine, and her friends are waiting. They miss her, and she misses them... but nobody anticipated the gift she wound up getting.

The reality that we evaded till now hitting us vehemently in this lockdown. Contemplation-- the word we have forgotten, is again manifesting itself. This is the daily journal cum essay-- a pastiche of realities missed living in the fast pace world.

When sickly Nicholas Wehrle Rutherford is sent to live with his grandfather in the winemaking community of Middle Bass Island, his grandfather, an aloof and gruff winemaker, resents the arrival of his estranged grandson. Old Man Wehrle still holds a grudge against Nicholas's parents for marrying against his wishes. Nicholas finds himself alone and miserable in the island, taunted by the other children because he is different. But things begin to change when Nicholas meets the spunky Aria Lonz of the neighboring Lonz Vineyards.

Hadley Davis is your atypical highschool student who refuses to reform to the normalcies of "falling in love". She's a realist & anti-romantic tasked with a summative writing assignment of a 'highschool sweetheart' short story. For someone like Hadley she'll need someone like Silas. The school's heart throb and Hadley's key to an 'A'. Follow along Hadley's and Silas's chronicles of dating for intel while trying to avoid the clichés of it all.

Des nouvelles de différents genre ont été écrites dans ce recueil, nous pouvons retrouver des pastiches, des contes merveilleux ou encore des fictions. N'hésitez surtout pas à me faire part de vos critiques et autres commentaires, je souhaite m'améliorer! :)

"Thrice Burned" continues the adventures of young Canadian Portia Adams' life in 1930s London, as the amateur detective takes on three new cases as the newest consulting detective to hail from 221 Baker Street. You've read her side of the story. Now read Annie's. Disgraced reporter Annie Coleson has her own agenda when it comes to the budding detective and she will do everything in her power to gain Portia's trust. What she didn't count on was gaining a true friend. "Thrice Burned" was published in Canada by Fierce Ink Press in March 2015, and is available in bookstores, and online at Amazon, and Chapters-Indigo.

I "wrote" this a couple of years ago, while preparing for a tax law exam. Many, many apologies to the late Mr Poe.