About

I’m Sebastian Iturralde, an author with years of experience working on short stories. Here you’ll find new publications every week; genres may vary from mystery to fantasy and everything in between.

Exploring the World

For years I’ve been helping travelers discover the secret gems of the Andes. However, the current situation has left me without a job—that’s why I decided to take my passion for words to the next level and help you explore the world through my lenses.

Most Popular Stories

An eye for an eye, a tooth for…

Trying to find a solution to their problems, people look for out of the ordinary solutions. Sometimes they just don't seem right.

Through the lens

Life may change when you decide to choose a different lens to see the world. But it won't always improve.

The Invasion

A day like today, a long time ago, the ships came from the sky. A day like today, the invasion began. This is how the story begins each time it is told to children before bed. Life changed drastically since the invasion, and things were never the same. Yes, it was a day like today when Max was gathering herbs in the forest; a forest that is not like the ones we find now. It was a magnificent forest that began at the foothills and was lost in the horizon. Not knowing what could happen, they lived in harmony within the forest. The history of what occurred is no more than a fantastical tale that grandmothers tell their grandchildren and a story about a world that our past generations lived in. They say it was a wonderful world that had to disappear for the growth of the species. It appeared

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Inspiration | The Andes

My experience as a travel guide gave me a new perspective of the world. Every story has been found in one of my adventures into nature, searching the mountains for literary treasures.

A writer deeply feels that writing is for him the best thing that has happened or could happen, as writing for him is the best possible way to live.
—Mario Vargas Llosa