Damn Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Arnold David De la Cruz

A Stand-up Piece:

Title: Damn Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Arnold David De la Cruz

There’s a stigma with mental illness. This thing that exists and affects millions of people, and what do we do instead of recognize its mere existence? We try to hide it under the carpet or something. You can still see the damn thing sticking out. But we still pretend it’s not there. “Uh, I see you.” I remember once someone knocking at my door. I seen shadows through the mosaic window.

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July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 by linguisticpozole Categories: humor, memoirZOLE, POZOLE.inkTags: anxiety, creative writing, humor, journal, latino stories, meditation, memoir, mental illness, social anxiety, stories, tex mex humor, writings Leave a comment

BOOZEHOUND Novel Exceprt: ‘Last Call’

“Last call bitches!”

It’s 1:45am. What happened to all the troll women who were here earlier? Seems they’ve been replaced by cuties in tight denim and skirts. Damn beer goggles! The patrons storm the bar as if “Last call” means last beer you’ll ever drink mother fuckers!

November 23, 2013February 5, 2015 by linguisticpozole Categories: Booze TalesTags: adult fiction, attempts at poetry, booze, characters, conviction, creative writing, dives and bars, DRUNKENNESS, dystopia, honest art, journal, latino stories, latino writers, meditation, MEDITATION ART, memoir, novel, postmodern, screenplay, sex, short stories, stories, tejano literature, tejano writers, writer's block, writings Leave a comment

Life is Beer

A beer at noon. That’s how life should be. I’m not interested in the happy hour. Too many hours leading to it go wasted without a drink, just to save a buck or two.

October 15, 2013February 5, 2015 by linguisticpozole Categories: Booze TalesTags: attempts at poetry, beer, booze, creative writing, flash fiction, prose, stories, writing, writings Leave a comment