Friday, August 31, 2012

Growing up in Los Angeles (Part Thirteen): Morning Quake - Aftershocks in L.A.

›
Part 13: Morning Quake - Aftershocks in L.A. by Armando Ortiz Back in the mid-eighties there was an earthquake that happened early in the mo...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Drive to the Coast: Part 6

›
Part 6: Descent and Ascent by Armando Ortiz The sun descends into purgatory and wild shape shifters appear from hidden parts of the land. Gr...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Childhood: Poem

›
Childhood by Armando Ortiz As a child mother took him to the park and there she bought two bags of popcorn. One bag was to feed pigeons a...
Friday, August 3, 2012

Growing up in Los Angeles (Part Twelve): After the Rain - Winter in L.A.

›
Part 12: After the Rain: Winter in L.A. By Armando Ortiz He walked outside to smoke a cigarette, and downtown LA’s skyline could be seen at...
1 comment:
Saturday, July 28, 2012

A Drive to the Coast, Part 5

›
Part 5: Your Eyes by Armando Ortiz Your eyes light a path that leads to your temple inside the living palace where waterfalls palpitate and...
Friday, July 27, 2012

A Drive to the Coast, Part 4

›
Part 4: Splitting of Electrons by Armando Ortiz All you get is the splitting of electrons. That is what she said after I told her what it wa...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

A Drive to the Coast, Part 3

›
Part 3: The Cycles of the Setting Sun by Armando Ortiz The uprooted window of light, glides in heaven, moving like the mythical quetzal that...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

A Drive to the Coast, Part 2.

›
Part 2: The Coast of Los Angeles by Armando Ortiz The edge of the Pacific is like the tentacles of a giant octopus and rushes at the boul...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

A Drive to the Coast, Part 1

›
Part 1: Riding the 10 Fwy by Armando Ortiz The humming of the tires rolling on the concrete highway gave it an imagined sensation of floati...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sunday Afternoon- Griffith Park Drum Circle: Sketches of Los Angeles

›
Sunday Afternoon: Griffith Park Drum Circle by Armando Ortiz Two Sundays ago I hiked up to Mt Hollywood and then descended down the Northeas...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

James Joyce's Ulysses: Book Review

›
James Joyce's Ulysses, 100 Years Later: Book Review by Armando Ortiz A few days ago, I finished reading James Joyce’s Ulysses, and what...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Aaron Coleman:Tattooer/Artist

›
Aaron Coleman: Tattooer/Artist by Armando Ortiz                 I met Aaron a few years back while I was going around selling art book...