Scorn, Disdain and Other Guilty Pleasures

By Mauricio Buitrago

Short stories of love, loss, betrayal and feelings beyond our control. Words inspired on those dark moments when we believed our thoughts could not be more contradictory. A must read for a broken heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mauricio Buitrago
• Release date: Feb 2, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301014064

Mauricio Buitrago

Hello! I'm a new writer eager to share with all of you the words and worlds I have been creating lately. Feel free to comment on my works and please, if you like them, support my cause to help me create even more great stories.

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Preface

I had to look for inspiration for a long time before actually starting to work on these tales. Sometimes my own experience, sometimes that of others, but all in all, every single piece was indeed inspired by the words and deeds of those like us: people who live, suffer, rejoice and keep walking down the mysterious paths of life. I merely wrapped those with carefully chosen words, as to please whoever decides to take a minute to enjoy a short tale.

My gratitude goes to all those who helped me in this endeavor, friends and family alike and from them specially to Alexandra, Laura, Sylvia, Diego and many others who gave me their constant feedback and support. Without it, this short compilation of my works would not have been possible.

And, of course, thank you, dear reader, who brings new life to the words I share here. Please, enjoy.

Maunder

It may never be like it once was. Frail, subtle, but so charming, like your smile. The days were just blades of grass the wind blew; I forgot what love felt like and shattered the dreams that laid in your heart. My eyes could never see the broken shards, but you still smiled and I thought there was no way for us to be apart. A seed in a barren land. We never held hands, we never felt our warmth; it was all cold under the fire that your eyes