![Gigantic bubbles form like magic in the Plaza de Balboa.](https://coolsandiegosights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_3462z-gigantic-bubbles-form-like-magic-in-the-plaza-de-balboa.jpg?w=600)
A pleasant day in Balboa Park, sitting, walking, daydreaming. Sudden inspiration.
That’s how certain stories were born in my mind before taking life on paper.
As a writer of short fiction, I occasionally share some of these stories. If you’re a reader, you might enjoy clicking the following links:
The Highest Seat was inspired by my friend Mitchell who plays didgeridoo in Balboa Park. He once worked in the planetarium at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
A Heart That Would Not End is a short story also inspired by Mitchell and his didgeridoo.
A Song for Old Warriors came directly from a Memorial Day ceremony that I observed outside The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park.
A Wise Man was inspired while attending a December Nights concert at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.
Here We Go is based in part on families riding the Balboa Park Miniature Railroad.
A Crown Above All came to me as I sat on a bench watching people near the Bea Evenson Fountain.
A Dog’s Tail also came to me as I sat on a bench in the park.
A Short Bloom flowered in my mind during a Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden.
The Child and the Koi came to me while peering into the Japanese Friendship Garden’s koi pond.
Waterfall Tears is a third short story whose setting was inspired by the beautiful Japanese Friendship Garden.
A Small Fountain in Green Park is loosely based on Balboa Park and other similar places I’ve known.
One Magic Bubble rose in my mind on a breezy day in Balboa Park as I watched a street performer with his looping string and bucket of soapy water.
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