The Writings of Chris Orozco
Fiction, Non-fiction, Thoughts, Meditations, and Musings on Life and Death, Family and Friends, Current Issues and History, Nature and Gardens, Spirituality and Faith, and Everything In-Between & Beyond.
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Sebastian – Non-Fiction Short Story Excerpt
Sebastian - Non-Fiction Short Story Excerpt Opening Paragraph … and then he paused and looked at me for a moment and smiled, not the smile of a street jokester or comedy club hopeful, but the smile...
My Friend Jackie – Non-Fiction Story Excerpt
My Friend Jackie - Non-Fiction Story Excerpt December 2016 Late Christmas Eve. We had just arrived home from our traditional tamale dinner at my sister’s home and I sat down at my desk for a...
Sleepwalk – Non-Fiction Story Excerpt – “As I walked over the playground towards…where our 7th grade classroom was, all of a sudden, I was surrounded by a pack of boys from my class all shouting and waving their arms and I noticed also a group of the girls a little farther on watching all the commotion around me”.
Introduction: "Sleepwalk" is a non-fiction story of about 145 pages, which deals with my relationship at my Catholic elementary school, with two classmates, a girl and a boy, both initially...
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Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh | Oleanders | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sister – 03/28/22 … and when the...
The White House Rant & Maxim, My Close Ukrainian Friend Visits Los Angeles & Sitting by Our Fireplace, He Speaks of Seeing the Drones Fly into Kyiv from His Apartment Window – Висловлювання в Білому домі & Максим, мій близький український друг відвідує Лос-Анджелес і, сидячи біля нашого каміна, розповідає, що бачив, як дрони летіли на Київ з вікна своєї квартири
The White House Rant & Maxim, My Close Ukrainian Friend Visits Los Angeles & Sitting by Our Fireplace, He Speaks of Seeing the Drones Fly into Kyiv from His Apartment Window Висловлювання в...
Postcard Story – Young Lady in 1866 – Edouard Manet – 1866 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edouard Manet | Young Lady in 1866 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Postcard Story – Young Lady in 1866 – Edouard Manet - 1866 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fourth Sister – 01/06/25 ...and at a...
Book Review – A Train in Winter – Caroline Moorehead – 2011 – An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY 10022
Book Review – A Train in Winter - Caroline Moorehead - 2011 – An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY 10022 I usually open all my reviews on Holocaust books with a statement of how...
In General, the Country Lives, People Work as Best They Can, and Everyone Dreams of One Thing: PEACE!! This is Our Common Ukrainian Dream – Загалом країна живе, люди працюють як можуть, і всі мріють про одне: МИР!! Це наша спільна українська мрія
In General, the Country Lives, People Work as Best They Can, and Everyone Dreams of One Thing: PEACE!! This is Our Common Ukrainian Dream - Загалом країна живе, люди працюють як можуть, і всі мріють...
I was Drawn to the Sadness Upon the Face of the Boy and saw Myself in Him and Thought of my One Posting Where I Wrote of the Death of a Three-Month-Old Little Boy and His Mother in a Missile Strike. мене привернув смуток на обличчі хлопчика і я побачила в ньому себе і згадала свій єдиний пост, де я написала про загибель тримісячного хлопчика та його мами під час ракетного удару.
I was Drawn to the Sadness Upon the Face of the Boy and saw Myself in Him and Thought of my One Posting Where I Wrote of the Death of a Three-Month-Old Little Boy and His Mother in a Missile Strike....
Los Angeles Fires & Emails with Friends in Ukraine – “When I Looked at the Photos of the Burned Houses in Your City, it Reminded Me … of Those Places and Cities in Ukraine that Were Destroyed After Enemy Shelling” – “Пожежі в Лос-Анджелесі та листування з друзями в Україні – “Коли я подивилася на фотографії спалених будинків у вашому місті, мені це нагадало… тих місць і міст України, які були зруйновані після ворожих обстрілів”
Los Angeles Fires & Emails with Friends in Ukraine – “When I Looked at the Photos of the Burned Houses in Your City, it Reminded Me … of Those Places and Cities in Ukraine that Were Destroyed...
Postcard Story – Self-Portrait – Rembrandt – 1660 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) | Self-Portrait | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Postcard Story – Self-Portrait – Rembrandt – 1660 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Youngest Daughter – 07/29/24 … a...
During the Winter, When We Have a Fire in the Fireplace, I Think of You and Igor and the Others That Have Come Under our Roof in Years Past – Взимку, коли у нас розпалюється вогонь у каміні, я думаю про тебе, Ігоря та інших, хто потрапив під наш дах у минулі роки
During the Winter, When We Have a Fire in the Fireplace, I Think of You and Igor and the Others That Have Come Under our Roof in Years Past - Взимку, коли у нас розпалюється вогонь у каміні, я думаю...
Ukraine – In Alena’s Words, Celebrating Thanksgiving in the American Style in Kyiv, Working Around When the Electricity Was On and When it was Off – Україна – за словами Олени, святкування Дня подяки в американському стилі в Києві, робота над тим, коли включали світло і коли його вимикали
Ukraine - In Alena's Words, Celebrating Thanksgiving in the American Style in Kyiv, Working Around When the Electricity Was On and When it was Off - Україна - за словами Олени, святкування Дня...