http://slow.writerscafe.org/VictorDLopez The original writings of author Victor D. Lopez en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775328700 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Sonnet and lyrics based on my sonnet along with a link to song generated therefrom I created today with the same name http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/3131070/ Linked haikus http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/3128840/ Yesterday's gone, won't return,Tomorrow may never come,Live to the fullest today,For the race is too soon run.Seek neither fortune nor fame,Do good work, they you will find,See with your heart and you'll find,Ample treasures all around.The most precious things in life,Are never.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2964279/ This novel involves the bittersweet journey of a young, idealistic, naïve attorney as academic dean at a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s (fact-based fiction). http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2964237/ This is one of the 13 short stories from my latest published collection, Echoes of the Mind's Eye (C) 2021. I offer it here in the spirit of Halloween. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2963804/ I just published a stand-alone audiobook versions of End of Days, one of the 13 short stories in my latest short story collection. And I’m making it available free through the end of June through Google Play Books at https://play.google.com/redeem?code=ZLXA831AWMQBK. Like all of my boo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2947777/ The following sonnet is based on a true story related to me by a family member who is a special forces Parajumper. I am reprinting it here as a reminder of the sacrifice our men and women in uniform e http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2946200/ Freedom is your legacy,Paid for with your precious life,Far from home and family,In wars both wise and unwise.I walk in light thanks to you,Teach, write, speak, think without fear,And our flag flies proud and true,Beacon of hope through the years.I stand proudly for our flag,Ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2946008/ This is a poem I wrote in Spanish (original and English translation printed here along with a link to my reading of the poem in both languages) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944803/ Broken hearts still beatIn the lengthening shadowsOf past once-bright suns http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944583/ A criticism on excusing the inexcusable, whether for the best (or worst) intentions. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944581/ I am making the English and Spanish versions of my novel FREE for three days only (May 11-13) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944310/ I've known heartbreak too,Though few who know me know it,Longed for it to end.I've heard the sweet call,Whispered in my ear at times,For self-oblivion.But it always passed,Too many unfulfilled dreams,I could not let die.Though not a young girl,I still can relate to pain,T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944200/ Sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944197/ This is the English version of my poem and Spanish translation. A link to my reading is also provided at the end. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2944074/ Poetry reading links http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2943969/ Free-verse short poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2943968/ I can plant the seed that grows a new soul,Though have left the field I plowed fallow,I am strong but know weakness’s greater strength,My kind dominate, great injustice that,Strength builds not a road to justice, alas.I am the end of a long, fruitful line,I’ll leave dozens .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2939145/ Feathery seeds blown by winds of chance,Over deserts, oceans, forests, Thousands of miles,Or only a stone throw away,To land and retake flight,Time and again,Before taking root,And thrive or die,Helpless,As soil and weather will,Such is our plight. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2939144/ This is a short story reprinted from my Mindscapes SF / Speculative Fiction collection (Image created from my prompts and edited by me with Dall-E.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2939125/ Obey the golden rule, my friend,But not by rust gilded with words,Like politicians feed the herds,That have no value in the end.There is no parsing of the rule,Not for those who are honor bound,Let kindness, helpfulness abound,Even when others call you fool.When others scorn you,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2939023/ Sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2939020/ Sonnet on poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2938876/ Sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2938870/ I do not write for money,And even less for fame,I write because I have to,It's simply who I am.I'm a jack of many trades,And the master of a few,But they do not define me,They are just the things I do.What I write will not endure,Much of it will not be read,Little of all I pu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2938869/ Observations in haiku form http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2897656/ Linked haikus http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2897645/ A positive message delivered in four linked haikus. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2897630/ The door to myself, Intricately gilded steel, Rusted shut by tears. Beyond it dead dreams, Endless verdant sylvan paths, Better lives unlived. What use my regret? Precious treasure left there, Cannot be retrieved. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2897629/ This is a free-verse poem about the unexpectedly emotional turmoil I felt during the writing of my first novel. In the shadow of the pandemic, ghosts thought long-buried resurfaced. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2896108/ Free-verse poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2896106/ Like most Americans today, I know only a fictionalized glimpse of the hell our soldiers encountered upon landing in Normandy on D-Day through films like Saving Private Ryan and documentaries or reading about the events that was the beginning of the end of Nazi rule. I did not personally know.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2893641/ This is the fourth part of my longest free-verse poem about the quiet heroism of my grandparents and parents lives during and in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2893491/ This is the third part of my longest free-verse poem. This part is about my maternal grandmother's life during and after the Spanish Civil War. It is a story about quiet heroism and self-reliance. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2893393/ Free verse poem (with link to audio file) from my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (C) 2021, 2024 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2893370/ Mientras Katie regresaba a la oficina con una caja de cartón con los libros que Dan había estado esperando, notó que el todavía sostenía los documentos que le había dado en su carpeta de archivos etiquetada y sonreía ampliamente. "¿Est&aa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2892453/ Dan Se despertó a la mañana siguiente, sobresaltado por su despertador. Era raro que no se despertara antes de que sonara la alarma, pero esta mañana despertarse le resultaba tan difícil como nadar a la superficie de un pozo de alquitrán... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890968/ Two poems in remembrance of our fallen heroes on Memorial Day. You can hear my reading of both poems on Spotify at https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/s. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890906/ When Dan arrived back at his office, Katie told him that Marvin had come by looking for him about ten minutes after he had left and asked that Dan see him when he got back from lunch. He thanked her and went directly to Marvin’s office.“Come in, come in,” Marvin said befo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890752/ Cuando Dan regresó a su oficina, Katie le dijo que Marvin había venido a buscarlo unos diez minutos después de que se había ido y le pidió a Dan que lo viera cuando regresara del almuerzo. Él le dio las gracias y fue directamente a la oficina de Marvin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890749/ He awoke the next morning, startled by his alarm clock. It was rare for him not to wake up on his own before the alarm went off, but this morning waking up felt like swimming to the surface of a tar pit. Nevertheless, he was fully alert in a minute or two, and rose to his usual routine, leav.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890275/ Dan sonrió. Estaba agradecido de tener a alguien con quien sentía que las semillas de la amistad comenzaban a germinaban y echar raíces. Volvió al trabajo y, un minuto después, escuchó un suave golpeteo en su puerta. Se levant&oacut.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2890113/ Se despertó como de costumbre unos minutos antes de que su despertador cobrara vida, se duchó, afeitó, vistió y tomó dos tazas de café antes de salir por la puerta a las ocho y quince minutos. Llevaba un maletín con varias ho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2889665/ Durante el resto del día, Dan se concentró en revisar los planes de lecciones archivados y tomar notas sobre aquellos que mostraban deficiencias o, peor aún, faltaban por completo. Programaría sus primeras conferencias con estos miembros de la fa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2889393/ De vuelta en su oficina, Dan se dedicó a crear una lista de tareas prioritarias para el resto de esta semana. Esto incluyó armar una agenda para su primera reunión de facultad, desarrollar un proceso para las evaluaciones de la facultad, determinar las .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2889136/ Cuando pasó por la recepción, Taisha, que estaba hablando por teléfono, colocó su mano sobre el receptor y le dijo: “Entra directamente, dándole una cálida sonrisa”.“Gracias”, dijo, mientras ella regresaba .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2888850/ Al día siguiente, Dan se levantó temprano después de una noche de tal vez dos horas de sueño inquieto, ya que apenas podía contener su emoción por su primer día completo de trabajo. No podía sacarse de la mente la idea del curso corto, ni.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2888614/ First published in English in my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (C) 2011. Spanish version (C) 2021, 2024. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2888598/ (C) 2021, 2024 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2888349/ Dan le dio las gracias y siguió a la recepcionista mientras acompañaba a Dan al lado administrativo de la escuela a través de las puertas del área de recepción. Encontró su camino por un pasillo con media docena de pequeñas oficinas no muy dif.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2887977/