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Who Am I? – Ch. 2

A voluptuous blonde stripper with plump lips, in black thongs, glitter nipple covers and a police hat, held an elevator for Randall. 

My Greatest Fear | Release of Who Am I? Ch. 1

I’m at the starting point with my fourth novel. Before I allow my insecurities to abandon the process and dwell in self-loathing, I made the decision to publish the first chapter on my website and suffer whatever consequences that may come my way.  Sometimes, you have to make abrupt choices before certain opportunities are gone […]

Who Am I? – Ch. 1

All intellectual property herein belongs solely to the author, and it shall not be copied, reproduced, republished, redistributed, broadcasted, modified, or adapted into any medium or format without prior written permission from the author. Any individual who violates these terms will constitute an infringement of copyright, a felony that is punishable by law.  Chapter One […]

Clock of Flowers (Reloj de Flores), Aibonito, Puerto Rico

In September 2024, I visited the “Reloj de Flores” (clock of flowers) in the town of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Built the previous year on the Ibarra Farm, it is one of the largest clocks in the world, and stands on the island’s mountain ranges. A splendid attraction, in a serene environment, there are also kiosks […]

What I Suck At

For the fourth time in my life, the urge of writing and completing a novel has kicked in like OCD going out of control. Sometimes, I wish this happened more often, but unfortunately I don’t live off my stories yet. Is there a reason why I am not there yet? Yes. Other than the fact […]

The Boogeyman of Augusta: How I Used A.I. To Create a Story

Whoever resorts to artificial intelligence to conceive a story, from the scripting to its delivery, is a jackass with no imagination. Can the same be said about those who use image-generating software like Midjourney? If so, send me straight to the guillotine for putting more graphic designers out of a job. This criminal endeavor began […]

Creating AI Voices For Characters

It was early 2021. I failed miserably with a Spanish-language podcast I released a year earlier, where I aimed to be unapologetically sarcastic and palpably dishonest talking about current events. Covid and the lockdowns made it difficult to be ironic, or humorous about anything. Humanity was evidently pissed and paranoid. I don’t blame them, but […]

Beginning A Long Writing Journey

Artificial intelligence is probably going to kill us all, and because of it, A.I. is a big theme in War of the Lords, the book I’m currently writing. Yes, like we need another novel warning us how bad sentient technology will be for humanity. How original! If that were the case, I would have published […]

Tragedy of an Overthinker

Winston Birch, a college professor of classic literature, was the kind of man who thought of everything. Not once, not twice, but as much as he needed to feel personally satisfied for making the right choice.  “If I park my car near my building, I won’t need to take my umbrella. My tea needs less […]

Why I Still Write In Notebooks

Sometimes, I wish I didn’t have the habit of going to coffee shops to handwrite. Everyone around me is on their phones and laptops, which makes me look like a dinosaur among civilized society. Story of my life. The only strangers whose hands I have seen scribing on paper are sketch artists or someone writing […]