The goal is to see how many books I can read in a year.  I don't expect the number to get very high, because I hardly read during schooltime and I can only read so much during break time.  But here goes nothing!

( updated July 23, 2009 )

As I sit here eating some Dia Los Muertos bread (Natalie - I barely know you but you remembered <3) and think about my Mom, of course I remember 15 years ago today, when it happened. I've gone over that day in my head, those last words she spoke, not knowing they were her last, the rest of the day spent waiting for her to wake up, being in denial ( Read more... )

I never come here to post anymore, but I need a place that isn't as public as facebook and allows more characters than twitter.

One of my best friends who is like a sister to me lost her baby after delivery today. She and her husband have tried for years with no luck. They finally went with IVF and it actually took after the first try. And he was a ( Read more... )

1AM on a weeknight and that's when it hits me. The tears come and they don't stop. It's because I'm laying in bed, everything's quiet and dark, and that's when my brain starts going. I totally forgot about something that happened today, and when it happened, it didn't even really bother me. It actually disgusted me in an elitist way instead of hurt ( Read more... )

“Four years ago I was just a guy who had a crush on a girl who had a boyfriend. And I had to do the hardest thing I ever had to do, which was just to wait. Don’t get me wrong I flirted with her. Pam, I can now admit in front of friends and family that I do know how to make a photocopy. I didn’t need your help that many times. And do you remember ( Read more... )

( Creative Nonfiction )

Now that my Creative Writing class is over, I wanted to post my 2 biggest assignments.

( Short Story )

( Beyond Dapper Secret Santa Gift Exchange )