Cenzontles

by Rafael Nicolás, Charles Meryon (Cover Illustration), Gabriel Huquier (Cover Illustration)

1k flash fiction
Husbands send each other letters in between a war.
Genre: Adult, Historical, Magical Realist, LGBTQ, Romantic
Content Warnings: War, death, transphobia
Cover Illustration by Charles Meryon and Gabriel Huquier

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, LGBT

8 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

— “I’ve died. I’ve died already.
If I come back to you, I’ll be dead.
I’m sorry,
Valentín” —

[Linn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let's kiss when I get back. Let me kiss you all over. Kiss our little love itself.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

[alex sol (hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

rafael nicolás woke up one day and chose violence. this is so sad and idk if i should be awed or heartbroken but it doesn't matter because I'm feeling both right now.

‘come back to me dead, if you have to. just come back. La Marisa and I can bury you where the flowers are. your body would feed them, and you would be in the flowers and their seeds,
and when the seeds scatter, you’ll be everywhere.’

[whatcaityreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, emotional and poetic. You could feel the love they have for one another, it feels timeless. Lovely connection with nature and the hidden meanings between the words.

[YuQian Zheng · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesus Christ my poor poor HEART

RAFAEL NICOLÁS IS THE BEST AUTHOR OF ALL TIME. IN 100 YEARS HIS WORKS WILL BE CONSIDERED CLASSICS AND STUDENTS WILL READ THEM AND WONDER WHY THERE WERENT MONUMENTS CREATED FOR HIM THE MOMENT HIS FIRST BOOK HIT THE SHELVES.

[em :p · Rating 5 out of 5]

guess whos crying again