Wilberto Ortiz
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Acerola Sky
The Acerola Sky, As sweet as She is sour, Infatuates with Her ephemeral blush. Submerged en la sangria of Her floral oasis, All I can do is float up in pursuit of, Breathing in Her heavenly rouge. But Her spirited bloom fades, Leaving me withdrawn until the next revelation. I wonder if a single soul…
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Taquitos and the Remembering Self
One of my most cherished moments from early elementary school was in the 4th grade. My close friend David, a native from Mexico, alongside his mother treated the class to taquitos and some authentic Mexican candies as part of a day to commemorate Mexican culture. The candies came in packets and were gel like in…
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Summary and Response of Zadie Smith’s “The Lazy River”
“The Lazy River” is a short story of a narrator discussing her vacation at a Spanish resort with a Lazy River, a popular water attraction found usually at water parks where one floats along in a big circle of flowing water in a relaxed, lazy-like manner. This particular Lazy River can be enjoyed endlessly until…
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Zadie Smith on Shame, Rage, & Writing
In this 17 minute interview for the Louisiana Channel conducted in 2018, Zadie shares some thoughts on the topic of shame, rage, and writing. Shame to Zadie is a very useful emotion, particularly with writing as she believes “writing is all shame.” Shame comes in a variety of forms at all levels of societies and…
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Zadie Smith – Biography
Zadie Smith was born in the Willesden area of London on October 27, 1975 to a Jamaican mother and a British father. She was originally called “Sadie” but changed her name as a child because it seemed more interesting. Though she began writing stories at the age of 6, her main passion as a child…
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Haidt on Divinity
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU whose work focuses around the psychology of morality. He has a wonderful book in my personal top five called The Happiness Hypothesis, where he merges ancient wisdom with modern truth to create a formula for happiness. I will discuss a chapter of the book titled “Divinity With…
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Tiers of Tears
Like water cycling around the darkness of the soil underneath to the cloudy heavens up above, the water from our tears have a way of moving us up and down the vertical axis of divinity. There are two types of these tears that interact in almost yin yang fashion: tears of suffering and tears of…
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Barista of Beauty
Barista of Beauty, So much more than the mere Supply of espresso delight. She is rather a boundless piece of art, Of which one glance transfers me To the realm of the Divine Latte, Whose aroma of invigorating steam Seduces me into a serene dream of caffeine. The most stimulating part of the day, Such…
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Christianity and Nature
So I am currently taking an environmental philosophy course and I recently read an article by the late American historian Lynn White Jr. titled, “The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis.” I found this article to be extremely fascinating as I had never stopped to consider what role religion has had on society’s view of…
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BJJ is the Way
I recently embarked on a new journey as a student of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). I had kept my practice quiet from most of my social circle as I focused on getting acclimated to such a new and exciting world. I decided to break my silence after getting my first stripe. Because of this, I…
Cosmic Latte 