Where I'm Calling From

good when I let the top down on my convertible and feel the wind in my hair as I drive home from work. This would be a lovely night to have some sea food, a glass of wine and some pleasurable sex. Thinking to myself that is truly funny, when I am available for dating no one wants me. As soon as I’m dating someone, which is seems to be married men, they all want me. It seems that even when I try to get away from dating married men, I find out they are married and they are just hiding that truth.…

his old mug shot appeared on the screen. It was him alright - a picture from a previous arrest for a D.U.I., his face swollen - the eyes bloodshot. A shit eating grin that said ‘I’ve been here before and I’ll do it again. Fuck you, these walls won’t hold me.’ He’d bailed out receiving a fine and substance abuse classes. This time was different. Attempted murder put you in a new class of criminal. He was on the run and I knew where he was headed. I called around to friends I knew would have some…

My full name is hard to remember, or so I'm told. It's Mexican, which clearly defines my origin as Hispanic in plenty of surveys. But I believe to ask for my origin in terms of race is wrong, because my race is not what defines me. To know my true origin, you must understand my name. I am named after two women. My mother told me they lived with heads high and hearts strong. They didn't stand for injustice or silence. They were Natalia Reyes, my great-grandmother, and Alfonsa Reyes,…

race and gender have led to people living their lives under a blanket of oppression and how these identities interact with society. The movie Mean Girls is just one resource used to discuss gender. In the movie, Cady says “calling somebody else fat won’t make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn’t make you any smarter” (Mean Girls). Mean…

that until recently; it’s because I like being able to be a part of something bigger than I am. Through these “fandoms” I’ve engaged in, I’ve made friends from all over the world and have found people that I can cry, laugh, and celebrate with. Having that makes me feel like I finally fit in. My last pillar of life is a calling to be where I’m not. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a bucket list or wasn’t dreaming of some far-off place. This wanderlust might have been born because I…

were coming from my parents and surroundings. The voices of becoming a lawyer or a teacher were the voices of others rather than mine. I would be anything and if possible do everything. For example, if my friend would say pilot I would say that's what i wanted to do as well. Never realizing that it would change when I started school. As a six year old I started school, and I started learning the basics to help me grow in life. This, in its right time slowly helped me find what I’m truly…

class, I was in awe of the grade I got because I wasn’t expecting it from me, I thought I was barely going to pass the exam. With just that first exam, it gave me the power to push myself to succeed. By the end of that semester, I did ten times better than I ever did before in pathophysiology, I impressed myself on how well I did. I was proud of me, being able to redeem myself and not let failure beat me down. I learned from my mistakes and struggles during my experience. It seemed as though…

different stories. I’m actually at the airport at this moment, so I don’t have much time. My flight is boarding soon, and I’m going back home to Valencia, Spain, which I’m very excited about. Most importantly, it’s Sunday evening right now, and the best thing is that I don’t have to be up early tomorrow even though it’s Monday. That’s right, I don’t have to get up early and go to work. This is all because of the incredible life I was able to create for myself. Obviously, I’m not any more…

is bigger in Texas. That’s mostly true for me too, a born-and-bred Texas girl. From my voluminous blonde curls to my huge, expressive green eyes, to my great tits, I think you’ll agree that bigger is definitely better. Some wouldn’t expect it by looking at me, but I can also brag about being “big” in another area. I’m talking about my brain, of course! I was a straight-A student at the University of Texas, and now I’m here in Sin City to pursue a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. I do…

couldn’t find anything.run-on sentence I started thinking back to the nights when I could still crawl into my mom's bed when I heard a rustling.run-on sentence I would wake up, check the room, and then go to my mom. Considering I am in highschool now, I’m not really allowed in her bed anymore. because you’re too old… live somewhere else??? I check around again, and I hear the same sound outside. Almost like something talking, but it’s not a human. I know that for a fact. I head outside…