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Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Education – Chapter 3

The phone rang at 9:00 a.m. the next morning as Dan was having his third cup of coffee and thinking about the prior day’s interview. He picked it up on the second ring, his heart racing, yet knowing that it could not yet be the expected phone call. “Dan speaking” he said, trying to remain calm.

“Is this Mr. Amor?” A woman’s cheerful voice asked.

“Yes it is” He responded.

“Please hold for Mr. Lantz.” After a few seconds, a familiar voice came on the line. “Good morning, Dan. I have some ...

Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Education – Front Matter and Chapters 1 – 2

Hire Lernin’

An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education

by Victor D. López

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© 2021 Victor D. López

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With love always for some of the as yet unacknowledged friends and family who have seen me at my best, at my worst, and have always loved ...

Two of my books now complete on royal road in English and Spanish versions–read them free (no account needed)

You can access my unabridged novel and book of short stories for a limited time (at least through the end of August) on Royal Road at https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions.

This novel involves the bittersweet journey of a young, idealistic, naïve attorney who takes on the role of academic dean at a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s knowing very little about the industry. Unable to accept the way things are, he immediately launches into a personal q...

My complete novel and book of short stories are now free online through the end of August (in both English and Spanish versions)

You can access complete versions of both books for free online reading (the Spanish versions are my first complete drafts) at https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions. Readings of eearly chapters (and of much more) are also available through my free Spotify podcasts at https://open.spotify.com/show/1zgnkuAIVJaQ0Gb6pOfQOH.

I’ve also just given my main site a new look (work in progress) at https://victordlopez.com.

My complete novel and latest book of short stories are now available free on Royal Road

I completed reformatting and posting complete versions of my short story collection, Echoes of the Mind’s Eye and my novel, Hire Lernin’ on Royal Road where readers can read them free of charge. Both are also available in a new translation into Spanish on the site, though the Spanish version of the novel is still an ongoing project with about five more chapters for me to translate as I turn to more pressing work for my day job.

The novel involves a young lawyer who ends up as academic dean of...

You can now read free of charge my novel and latest book of short stories in serialized form at Royal Road.

Just a quick update to let readers know that I am posting a newly formatted, serialized version of my novel, Hire Lernin’, and my latest book of speculative fiction short stories on Royal Road. You do not need to register for a free account there to read all chapters. So far I have posted 30 chapters from my book (the chapters are reformatted into a more appropriate length for online reading but are otherwise the same from their hard cover and paperback versions sold through most booksellers). T...

Modern Art and the Critics – Short story reading

The following link is to my Spotify podcast of one of the 13 short stories in my Echoes of the Mind’s Eye collection.

Beauty Withers Not

Beauty withers not,
Winter turns to verdant spring,
In hearts filled with love.

The Road Not Taken

The road not taken,
Yields incomparable views,
In rear view mirror.

Awakening

Pink blossoms raise hearts,
After long winter’s slumber,
Bird songs herald dawn.