Victor D. Lopez

Victor D. López, Author

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Author's Blog - Podcasts will feature sample readings from my published books on subjects that include law, poetry, science fiction, speculative fiction, my recent novel and articles on law-related subjects published in academic journals and law reviews. I will also feature content from my various blogs and works in progress and samples of original poetry and fiction. I hope that you will find subjects of interest here and would very much welcome the pleasure of your company in my personal and professional journeys of discovery. Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B001KMII74

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Victor D. Lopez

Episodes

Aprender a Ganar: Una Educación de Poco Valor a Precio de Oro (Spanish version of the novel Hire Lernin') 04.07.2023 47:06

Este podcast contiene mi lectura de los dos primeros capítulos de mi novela 'Hire Lernin', publicada en 2021 y que estoy traduciendo al español. He publicado la versión completa en inglés de la novela y también estoy transfiriendo la versión en español. Puedes acceder a ambos de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions .

Hire Lernin': A reading by the author of the first two chapters from this novel 26.06.2023 58:10

I published this novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon . This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized vers...

On Completing My First Novel 26.06.2023 4:58

I published my first novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon . This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized...

Two Poems in Remembrance of Memorial Day 26.05.2023 4:14

Ode to French Bread (sonnet) 11.05.2023 1:17

Although I love the British romantic poets best, Lord Byron is not among my favorites. But if he can write an ode to his dog, by golly I can write a sonnet to my favorite part of the food pyramid. No, I am not insane, and suffer no kinky bread fetish. The poem was written with a doughy tongue somewhat less than firmly planted in cheek.

Modern Art and the Critics (complete short story) 04.05.2023 11:28

This is one of 13 short stories in the single author anthology Echoes of the Mind's Eye: 13 Speculative Fiction Short Stories read by the author. (C) 2020 (performance copyright 2023) Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

A Reading of the sonnet Requiem for Love 03.05.2023 1:39

A reading of the poem Central Park 03.05.2023 2:06

Author's preview reading of his Mindscapes short story collection 03.05.2023 44:17

This is a reading by the author of the first two pages of each of the ten SF and speculative fiction short stories in his Mindscapes collection (C) 2012, 2021. (This is a cold reading by the author not to be confused with the audiobook version of the book which is read and produced by professional voice talent Dale Wilcox.)

To Poets Everywhere 01.05.2023 1:22

This is a simple poem about those who embrace the the mostly lonely and unappreciated task of writing poetry knowing it will largely go unread--voices crying in the wilderness hoping to strike a chord that resonates in receptive ears.

God's Love (haiku) 01.05.2023 0:18

On Writing My First Novel 30.04.2023 5:21

This is the author's reading of his blank-verse poem dealing with the process and emotional effect of writing his first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education . (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

Hire Lernin' - A Novel - Author's reading of chapters 3-5 30.04.2023 40:02

This is a sample reading of chapters 3-5 of the novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education , read by the author. (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

On Completing My First Novel (poetry reading) 29.04.2023 4:58

This free-verse poem is about the emotional turmoil wrought by the process of writing my first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education . The novel is a fictionalized version based on my experience as an idealistic, newly-minted lawyer hired to be the academic dean of a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s. Knowing nothing about th...

A reading of the first two chapters of my novel "Hire Lernin' 28.04.2023 58:10

My first novel is a fictionalized version of my experience in my first academic posting as academic dean of a proprietary, for-profit business school as an idealistic, newly minted lawyer who knew next to nothing about the industry. The book is fiction, though largely based on actual events and situations with names and locations altered and minor dramatic license taken for the sake of the narrati...

The Road Not Taken (haiku) 26.04.2023 0:13

Beauty Withers Not (haiku) 26.04.2023 0:16

Awakening (haiku) 26.04.2023 0:17

Alleluia 09.04.2023 0:36

Three linked haikus on Easter Sunday

On Crime 10.03.2023 1:55

Kiss a Babbling Brook 25.02.2023 0:43

I Am Unworthy, Lord 25.02.2023 1:15

My Simple Plea (sonnet) 21.01.2023 1:21

Unsung Heroes #6: Lita (Mom) (1929 - 2018) 13.01.2023 29:22

Unsung Heroes #5: Felipe (Dad) 13.01.2023 31:53