“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~Ray Bradbury” (quote from Quote Garden). A few days back a good friend, whom I respect and sharish her opinion, wrote to me to not forget to come back to reality know and then. As a fiction writer my head is always returning to… Continue reading You must stay drunk…
Category: mis letras
de la inspiración a las letras
Güarionex, the steed who took me to the Hermitage
There is a strange thing about horses I do not understand. There are very mysterious and if you don’t see my point, just look at them straight in their eyes. Their eyes have stories to tell, but since they can’t speak they are silent. Still some creatures can speak to them and hear their stories… Continue reading Güarionex, the steed who took me to the Hermitage
La fruta del campo
El comer pomarrosa me transporta a mis días juveniles en el pueblo de las flores, Aibonito. Cuando antes de jugar en el campo saqueábamos, mi hermano y yo, el palo de yambo que estaba al final de la jalda cementada que servía de entrada a la finca de mamá Duve. Seseábamos el deseo que se… Continue reading La fruta del campo
Almost a month
And I’m still on the writing journey; it has been a great one trying to put together the ideas and the outline of a story that is very complicated, but exciting. At least ten chapters of this book have been put to rest and I struggle with the last ones. One by one pushing myself… Continue reading Almost a month
La Plaza article for Pa’lante Latino by yours truly
Dear friends, be sure to stop by Pa’lante Latino to read an aritcle by yours truly titled “La Plaza.” (click on the word to read the article). Hope you enjoy it and be sure to leave some comment love for our friends of Pa’lante Latino and don’t forget to browse through their other posts, you’ll may find… Continue reading La Plaza article for Pa’lante Latino by yours truly
Beyond Reach
“It’s only a mirage. It’s only a mirage!” -he repeated to himself. Oscar had just woken up and saw something awful in front of him. There was a body being consumed by vultures lying on the sandy floor of the scorching desert. He looked harder at the corpse for it looked very familiar. He felt… Continue reading Beyond Reach
The denied goodbyes
ON the eve of a special person’s birthday, I remember what has been denied by the Lords of Time. This is something I don’t experience alone, for many have pass through it too. A final goodbye is considered as a way of healing and a chance to move forward without regrets. In this lifetime of… Continue reading The denied goodbyes
Lo que haces
English version below! Lo que haces, es un poema inspirado en un suceso que ocurrió de improviso y me lanzó a expresarme en versos para sacar de adentro lo que sentía. Palabras mudas que no podían ser habladas en aquel instante, pero que me atrevo a dar a conocer ahora. Es tan solo un desahogo… Continue reading Lo que haces
2011 Reading Challenge: Puerto Rican Young Writers (via ThirtyCreativeStudio)
My beloved reader, Great ideas must be shared with others, that’s what they are created for. So my friend and author of Thirty Creative Studios have develop a reading challenge, but it is not a typical one. She is challenging herself and you to read at least twelve books written by Puerto Rican authors during… Continue reading 2011 Reading Challenge: Puerto Rican Young Writers (via ThirtyCreativeStudio)
Una mención a Mink
Me había olvidado, por razones alternas, compartir esto con ustedes que les exhorto pasen y lean y dejen sus comentarios. El blog Lector Cómplice hace una reseña de varios blogs que han sido redactados por colegas escritores que pertenecen a un grupo en Facebook llamado Tertulia de Escritores en Español, y en ellos está incluido… Continue reading Una mención a Mink