Category Archives: Fairy Tale

Prologue of the Fairies

Posted on June 15, 2020 by jedwardnajera

   They are here, right now. They are among us, and all about us, the fairies. They hear our thoughts and the beatings of our hearts. And in our deepest sleep they dance inside our dreams and dust our days … Continue reading →

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What Thou Fearest the Most

Posted on May 24, 2020 by jedwardnajera

Dear reader: I am working on a story. It is about a boy, a fairy, Columbus, my ancestry. I am trying to work it all out. Take a look.   “Hello?” She whispered softly. “Is somebody about?”    “SSSSSSSSS.” The sound came … Continue reading →

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The Land of Nod

Posted on May 18, 2020 by jedwardnajera

      Where is the way?       Where can I find me rest?       Where is the sea waters calm?         Where be the gentle spring?       Where be the soothing rays of sun?       There I will find me rest and I will       seek no more … Continue reading →

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Nena

Posted on August 17, 2019 by jedwardnajera

All my father’s life, that is to say, ever if since I was born, my father would joke about a little fairy that followed him around. Through the years he had a porcelain figure of Walt Disney’s Tinkerbell on his … Continue reading →

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Nena the Fairy Part III

Posted on January 24, 2019 by jedwardnajera

Preface    Christopher Columbus was the Admiral of the Ocean Sea.  That title was bestowed upon him by the Most Serene Catholic Majesties, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela, upon the return of his first voyage.      He retained the title … Continue reading →

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The Story of Nena by Carlos Najera

Posted on October 17, 2017 by jedwardnajera

I was five years old.  El Paso del Norte was by now a distant memory. The Imperial Valley was such a long way from here. We now lived in Oxnard in a Mexican neighborhood. The people here were descendants of … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Nena the Fairy by Carlos Najera

Posted on July 29, 2017 by jedwardnajera

   I was five years old.  El Paso del Norte was by now a distant memory. The Imperial Valley was such a long way from here.  We now lived in a Mexican neighborhood. The people here were descendants of the … Continue reading →

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