Thursday, February 12, 2015

Love and Hate: Five Pieces

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Love and Hate: Five Pieces By Armando Ortiz 1. I love you like party time, as the sun goes down, and bed sheets cover us to hide what we...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Life and Death: Short Piece

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Life and Death: Short Piece by Armando Ortiz Yes, we all die but that doesn’t answer the question as to why. Into this confusion we are b...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Peasants

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Peasants by Armando Ortiz Sun weathered, weather beaten. Feeling mother’s warmth inside the furnace of creation. Where the wheat is sheare...
Friday, September 26, 2014

A Shadow Beyond Midnight: Sketches of Los Angeles

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A Shadow Beyond Midnight by Armando Ortiz There are times when things get jumbled up and one loses track of chronological time. We reach a ...
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Beijing Winters

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Beijing Winters  by Armando Ortiz Winter evenings in Beijing are frigid, and nights bring freezing winds. Though at noon the skies ar...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Mullholland Memorial Fountain: Short Piece

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Mulholland Memorial Fountain  by Armando Ortiz He walked past the fountain and childhood chatter got intertwined with the white noise th...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Midwest Journey: A Reflection

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Midwest Journey: A Reflection by Armando Ortiz             Yesterday I recalled driving around Kansas City, MO. It was a few years ...
Friday, September 5, 2014

Eres Mia: Spanish Piece

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Eres Mia by Armando Ortiz Eres mi sol de mermelada en las mañanas y una taza de luna en las noches, Te conviertes en agua helada en el des...
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Monday, September 1, 2014

Madvillainy: MF Doom and Madlib

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Madvillainy: MF Doom and Madlib by Armando Ortiz I remember when I first heard the initial track. My friends and I were walkin...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Xochil: Spanish Piece

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Xochil by Armando Ortiz Xochil siempre será morena, piel de chocolate caliente y piernas que tocan la tierra. Princesa con cuerpo de sirena ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Sublime Madness and Vortex of Loss

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Sublime Madness and Vortex of Loss by Armando Ortiz It’s a religious experience to lose it all. A home up in flames, being emotionally...