Catalan Stories

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When Sofia Martinez's best friend dragged her to Spain for a week, she didn't expect to enjoy it, especially not fall in love.

"Si tu magia ya no me hace efecto, ¿cómo voy a continuar? Si me sueltas entre tanto viento, ¿cómo voy a continuar?" "If your magic no longer affects me, How will I continue? If you let me go amidst the wind, How will I continue?"

Poema (Haiku) en español

A young American living in Barcelona challenges himself and his relationships when he decides to pursue his heart.

It's a collection of poems of mine written in the different languages I know/am learning. I won't be providing translation for stylistic reasons but feel free to correct me, if something's off, when you decide to read them. I hope you enjoy 🥰

Hey so this is a poem I made for university and thought about posting it! So it is about a girl, Lyssa, who's in love with her best friend, Ruby, but she already loves someone else. So Lyssa also has a boyfriend who is happy with but her heart still aches for Ruby. The poem is written from Lyssa's perspective as a letter to Ruby where she explains how sees Ruby's love as painful and toxic but still wants her. Also I wanted to say that the poem may be a bit weird as the original lenguage was catalan but I translated it to both Spanish and English. Every chapter is the poem in a different language. · | · ¡Hola! Este es un poema que escribí para la universidad y pensé en publicarlo. Trata sobre una chica, Lyssa, que está enamorada de su mejor amiga, Ruby, pero ya ama a otra persona. Lyssa también tiene un novio con el que está feliz, pero aún siente pena por Ruby. El poema está escrito desde la perspectiva de Lyssa, como una carta a Ruby, donde le explica que ve el amor de Ruby como doloroso y tóxico, pero que aún la desea. También quería comentar que el poema puede ser un poco extraño, ya que el idioma original era el catalán, pero lo traduje tanto al español como al inglés. Cada capítulo es el poema en cada uno de los idiomas.

Marta left Barcelona years ago to start a new life in Ireland and hasn't been back since. Now she's back in her hometown and decides to patch things up with a friend she left behind.

Mariona left Terrassa for work in Madrid, bucking family trends to further her career. Now she's come back after months of being away, and finds her absence has taken its toll on her loved ones. She finds herself needing to make a decision she thought she'd never have to make.

Cursed are those who speak its name... An abandoned daughter born from ritualistic rape is searching for her absent mother, and searching to silence a bell. There is a ringing in her ears, the ringing of the bell of vengeance. The silence she seeks will only come from the slaughter of her mother's rapists. Her name is Death, and cursed are those who speak her name.

'This mortal better hurry up before I kill him for resurfacing too damn late! Yeza thought as she cut through another half breed. Yeza left her past behind to become a guardian, a post not ever held by those from hell. Even as she waits for her late charge and battles her inner demons, something worse is blazing underneath the surface. The last war didn't kill her but this time maybe, her true love won't show the same kindness.

What happens when Clara Skov, a Danish girl, moves to Barcelona after her dad lands a job at FC Barcelona? And what will the rising star of the B-team do... when he realizes he's falling for her?

Es hora de hablar de la realidad de Cataluña. De lo que no te cuentan. De lo que viven los que no ponen banderas en sus balcones ni salen a las calles a quejarse. De los silenciados. De las injusticias. De la opresión real, de cómo afecta el nacionalismo catalán de unos cuantos. Salgamos todos, mostrémonos. Tenemos voz, no callemos más! No permitamos que esto siga adelante sin que se conozcan nuestros testimonios!

Laia was not expecting to fall in love that night when she needed a break from her studies and wound up with Xavi. Despite her better judgement, she's realized that she's found someone too special to lose. Then the unexpected happens, and Laia has to face reality.

Stella Grace thought Luke drowned. She thought all her problems were gone. Boy was she mistaken. Luke comes back. He tries to convince her to love him again, but will she leave him again for her sister, Thalia.

A incredible story, in catalan, about how the darkness can be the light in the space. And also how Stacy could be the britghtest light in the nowhere place.