Throughout the year 1917 Quiroga lived in a basement with his children on Avenue Canning, alternating his diplomatic work with setting up a home office and working on many stories, which were being published in prestigious magazines.
Under hela året 1917 bodde Quiroga i en källare med sina barn på Avenida Canning, där han varvade sitt diplomatiska arbete med att inrätta ett hemmakontor och arbeta på många berättelser, som publicerades i ansedda tidskrifter.