Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 8 minutes
We made sure the six of us gathered around the fire. Only Mary’s closest friends. The sun was set, the tide was low, and now, thanks to Melanie and Rita, who fooled the other guys away from this part of the beach, we were ready to begin.
Continue reading ““THE FIRE GUITAR” – A Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 7 minutes.
I was just about to be done with my third cup; that’s how I knew the old man talking to me was real. I was broke then, so I could not afford another round unless I accepted his invitation, which I did not want because that meant only one thing.
Continue reading ““CASTLE” an Inktober Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 10 minutes
Purple was the color the lady chose to wear that evening. She needed to maximize her theatrical impression, considering such a customer had decided to pay her a visit at last.
She looked at herself in the mirror and thought she’d never been so pretty and young.
– And now, for the show. Which one should we use? – She asked, opening a wooden vault where four beautiful crystal balls lay.
Continue reading ““FORTUNE” An Inktober Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading time: 12 minutes.
Was it yesterday? Or the day before? I could not know when I started feeling it, a “pulse” from within myself, from my center. I just knew what it meant: I needed to set her free.
Continue reading ““TOAD” An Inktober Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading Time: 4 minutes
As a kid, I only heard stories about this place; now, I am here. I have left my hometown, crossed the sea, and came to the land I’d dreamt to see, but to do something terrible, not only to these people but to myself.
We managed to unlock the temple doors without trouble, which was very unexpected given the resistance we had faced until then. I was in the front group, so as the tall doors opened, I was among the first to look inside.
Continue reading ““GOLDEN” An Inktober Short Story”
Written and Illustrated by Luis Roding
Reading Time: 6 minutes.
Our sweaty clothes started to cool us down at last after eight hours of walking. Even Joe, who had been complaining during the whole trip, became silent and began to smile more often. The cherry on top was hearing Mike say, “I found it. It should be this way.”
Continue reading ““MAP” An Inktober Short Story”
“It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too. It was a forest, and it was nighttime already, but the trees glowed with a dim blue light. Pity was trembling, and I was sure he was seeing it too”.
Here, I share another illustration from my upcoming book, “Under the Old Bakery.” Sally is one of the main characters, and also, her unseparable companion cat (unless someone in particular is around).
Here’s an illustration from an original story I will be publishing soon. A children’s illustrated book, “Under the Old Bakery”.
It seems, the more I move forward with the prompt words, the more I feel inclined to do sketch exploration. This centaur was very vivid in my mind, but took me a lot to reach this final stage.
Continue reading “Inktober 2022 – PONYTAIL”
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