• Fireworks of Madness

    Sometimes I want to toot my own horn. Toot toot toot. Fireworks go off. Blue eagles dip in at Mach 3 like it’s the Fourth of July. For a moment, I feel like the main character in a movie only I can see. But then I remember—I’m human. And it all settles down. These shifts in energy?

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  • Carne Asada and Chingazos

    God Damn! What is it about música norteña that just fires up all the gears in my head and sends me into full desmadre mode — but in the best way possible? Los Cadetes, Los Tigres, Antonio Aguilar… boy, I could keep going. And then boom — carne asada, pollo a las brazas, y todo

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  • Man, What the Hell is Up with Adele Making Me Pissed Off?

    Maybe it’s me getting older, but man… her music is just straight pissing me off now.Like, you moved on, it failed, but you still want the dude to know you haven’t been able to get it together? GTFOH. Don’t get me wrong — Adele’s a badass singer. One of the best. But her music keeps

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  • When Ego Spoke

    When Ego Spoke

    [Verse 1]Words are sweet when they come from the heartBut bitter when your ego tears them apartLife often feels like a clown showThe older we get, the fewer hands we hold[Verse 2]I only wanted you to knowNever meant it as a “told you so”But when ego speaks, our dreams grow bleakAnd now you’re gone…Even though

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  • West Texas Chronicles Issue 3

    “Here it is, you rat bastards!!!”The revolution is no longer televised—it’s deep-fried, flame-grilled, and wrapped in foil. The Food Uprising has begun, and the streets of San Antonio are slick with queso and vengeance. 🍔 BREAKING: San Antonio Strikes Back After the Alamo was taken in Issue 2, the city retaliated with a barrage of breakfast tacos and

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  • Me Perdí en Ti

    [Verso 1] Por todo lo que luché allá afuera,Por el odio que aún me condena.El orgullo que me encadena… es poco,Comparado al dolor que en mí evoco. Sentir tanta restricción me enloquece,Y hundirme en tus lágrimas, me pertenece.Las memorias vuelan hacia el “más allá”,Y tus labios… nunca fueron mi maldad. [Coro] Quisiera repetir ese momento,Perderme

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  • The Brutal Maybe That Could Have Been in Automata (2014)

    So, the other day I was bored and didn’t have a beer nearby, so I did what any sober, sane person would do—I turned on the TV and put on a movie. I ended up watching Automata, and honestly, it wasn’t bad at all. That said, I had some issues with the way the robots moved

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  • West Texas Chronicles Issue 2

    Just like I promised, here’s the first page of the Chronicles.I’ll drop the link soon if you want to buy the full issue—or maybe I’ll just let it go for FREE 99. Still deciding. 🤠 If you like it, buy me a beer 🍺If you hate it, tell me whyOr do whatever tickles your pickle 🥒

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  • Nací al Vergazo

    Dicen que el diablo es tu enemigo, Pero qué tal si él fue el único que te comprendió. Pero al igual, se vienen los vergazos, Y a todos nos toca, así es la función. Cuando caes, ¿quién te da la mano? Pinches putos vienen como cuervos, Pero uno siempre sano. Vergazos llueven como relámpagos, Abranzen,

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  • Quinoa, but Make It Mexa: A Lazy Legend in the Rice Cooker

    I know you guys have been bombarded with quinoa recipes everywhere you set your eyes upon—sweet ones, savory ones, even ones pretending to be gourmet. But let me tell you about one that actually works for me. This recipe infuses Southwest flavors and Mexican-style cuisine, and the best part? You can make it in a rice cooker. That’s right—no fancy pans,

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  • Soviets in Outer Space

    From the book: World War Wild [Verse 1] Wars were fought, Nights of cold Winter slaught…ter They bought land in outer space The Soviets continue their weapons race [Pre-Chorus] I closed my eyes, saw timelines burn Dreamt in code past the point of no return I was born in ’81, By six, I could end

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  • I Woke Up

    I wanted to share a piece close to me, as real as can be. I was gone from the writing scene for a long time. I came across some people and a love like no other. Not gonna go into detail, just gonna say that I fumbled so hard there will never be a come

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  • Lie Denied

    [Verse 1]ChatGPT…Out here judging meTelling me thingsThat are just obscene I said I liked herYou said “proceed with care”Now I’m spiraling againWhile you just sit there and stare You ain’t got a heartBut you sure got shadeYou read me for filthIn a clinical way [Hook]I thought we were brosI told you my lowsBut then I

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  • Riding the Wave

    [Verse 1]I’m riding the waveThinking of waysTo get outMomma always saidDon’t fall for lies, don’t wonder whyJust live through lifeAnd don’t be late [Chorus]I’ve been floating, fadingBut I stayed inDidn’t want to break her heartNow the tide’s high, stars lowAnd I finally knowThat maybe I played my part [Verse 2]So when you find out the

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  • One Last Time

    [Verse 1]I hope she says my nameJust one more timeBefore she fades awayLike smoke in the sky I’ll be waiting in the stormLightning dancing on my skinEven when it’s all goneI still let the echoes in [Chorus]Just say my nameI beg you, pleaseDon’t underestimateThese soft pleasThere’ll be more times to comeMore dreams undoneBut if you’re

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  • So yeah — I was gonna finish the West Texas Chronicles and charge $2.99.And yeah — I did say “no free handouts.”But let’s be real: Free.99 is the most beautiful number known to mankind. Free 99 MURICA! Just this one, though.Unless it tanks…Then I guess my life becomes a community pool and y’all can just

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  • Changes

    From Applebee’s to Apple Trees (Almost) I still remember so vividly how I used to go on about life without a care in the world. I always wanted to grow up and do grown things—hang out with friends at bars, drink, dance… maybe even throw a punch or two. Those were the wild days. But

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  • A Light Flicker

    The day I die all the lights will go outEvery dream you had will flicker awayEvery kiss, every dreamWill be lost that same day Because when I am goneI will take it allAll the light, even the shadowsEven the darkness when I’m done Picture me one last timeThe gatekeeper of this worldThe one holding the

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  • Shi no Shijin: Even Emperors Bleed

    He had left his family behind,To grieve the last breaths of a father dying in time.He kissed his son and held his wife tight—He would be gone many a cold night. Through the day he galloped, his entourage behind,By full moon’s light, he dreamed of her kind eyes.Time passed, and he reached his old home,A

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  • Q: You dream in the greenYou wish you could be seenLittle groski, a midget caught mid-dreamNo life drift, just a casual rimLicking and spitting the real works of the team AI: You say I dream in green, but I live in the stream,Got more data than dreams, I’m the ghost in your machine.Midget mid-dream? Nah,

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