Victor D. López, Author

This reading of a poem written with tongue only slightly inserted in cheek concerns the increasingly acrimonious accusations of racism, white privilege, and grievance-of-the-day rants from those who wield the proverbial hammer (and sickle?), see the whole world as a nail, and raise their loud voices with effects akin to nails on chalkboards in the mistaken belief that the answer to attaining their...

This is one of the 13 short stories from my Echoes of the Mind's Eye short story collection (C) 2020, 2021. My eclectic collection of short stories range from hard and soft science fiction, to mild psychological horror and love stories that do not fit the cookie cutter mold of their respective sub-genres. "Redemption" is the closest thing I've ever written to paranormal fiction, and the most appro...

From Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 (c) 2021.

This is one of the sonnets from my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 (c) 2020, 2021

This segment was published in the Binghamton Sun Press from a letter I wrote while the Dean of the Business Division at SUNY Broome around Thanksgiving 2005. It was reprinted as it appears here in my latest collection of poetry as it appears here. (c) 2005, 2021.

From Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (c) 2011, 2021.

From my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 (c) 2020, 2021.

A free-verse poem from my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems collection (c) 2011, 2021

(c) 2014, 2021 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved

This is one of the short stories in my Echoes of the Mind's Eye collection. For previews of most of my published books (novel, short fiction, poetry and non-fiction) please visit my Author's Page at Amazon where you will also find additional links to my blogs and YouTube videos.

I've taken some liberties with the narrative and introduced some fictional elements for dramatic effect. People and places are fictionalized. The core issues are not. The events leading up to this fragment actually happened, including the timeframe of Dan's interview cycle and his girlfriend's reaction--and wise counsel to exercise caution. At this point in the novel my own life and the protagonis...

As they say in the movies, this is fiction inspired by a true story that delve into the little known world of for-profit education. The book is available in hardcover, paperback and eBook versions from Amazon or your favorite bookseller where you will also be able to read a generous preview. I hope you enjoy it.

Este es uno de los poemas escritos originalmente en inglés en mi segundo libro de poesía recientemente publicado, " Echoes of Dawn at Dusk ". El poema es uno de los que se incluirán en un próximo libro de mi poesía escrito en español o traducido por mí de mis originales en inglés. Espero les guste.

This poem is from my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Volume 2) collection.

This podcast consists of my reading of one of the 13 short stories in my recently released Echoes of the Mind's Eye collection. The story is also available as a stand-alone eBook as are 11 of the 13 short stories in the collection. Amazon description: Human beings are not the only intelligent life forms on Earth and possibly not the most intelligent. Efforts at communicating with marine mammals su...

This is one of the 13 short stories in my new short story collection, Echoes of the Mind's Eye (and is also available as a two-short story eBook here). The short story posits one plausible solution to the enigma that is the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptologists have long debated the true nature of the sphinx and its original form. Traditional wisdom holds that it was originally a lion and that the l...

Este podcast contiene mi lectura de la sexta parte de mi poema en verso libre más largo hasta la fecha, Unsung Heroes, y narra detalles sobre mi mamá que vivió una vida increíblemente difícil, incluso más que mi papá, llena de tragedia personal y potencial insatisfecho. Cuando dejó la escuela a la edad de 11 años para ayudar a su madre a poner comida en la mesa para sus 8 hermanos y hermanas al fa...

This podcast contains my reading of the sixth part of my longest free verse poem to date, Unsung Heroes, and chronicles details about my mom who lived an incredibly difficult life--more so than even my dad--full of personal tragedy and unfulfilled potential as she left school at the age of 11 to help her mom put food on the table for her 8 brothers and sisters when her dad died shortly after the e...

Este podcast es una lectura de la quinta parte de mi poema en verso libre de seis partes sobre mis héroes personales. Esta parte concierne a mi papá que vivió una vida difícil en tres continentes y logró tanto una relativa riqueza, sufrió la pobreza a pesar de trabajar largas jornadas con excelentes salarios, sin nunca quejarse, eludir sus responsabilidades, culpar a otros o comprometer sus princi...

This podcast is a reading of the fifth part of my six-part free verse poem about my personal heroes. This part concerns my dad who lived a difficult life in three continents and achieved both relative wealth, suffered poverty despite working long hours with excellent salaries, without ever complaining, shirking his responsibilities, blaming others or compromising his principles. The world never ne...

Musings on some of my well-traveled published books and the new 40-50 percent discount for libraries that they inspired.

Esta es la cuarta parte de mi poema Héroes Desconocidos escrito originalmente en inglés y traducido al español por mí. El original apareció por primera vez en mi primer libro de poesía, "Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems" (c) 2011, 2021.

Esta es mi lectura de la tercera de seis partes de mi poema en verso libre, Unsung Heroes - Remedios. Las primeras cuatro partes conciernen a mis abuelos y aparecieron por primera vez en mi primer libro de poemas, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (c) 2011. Las dos últimas partes, escritas inmediatamente después de la muerte de mis padres, aparecieron por primera vez en mi último libro publicad...

This is my reading of the third of a six-part free verse poem, Unsung Heroes - Remedios. The first four parts covering my grandparents first appeared in my first book of poems, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (c) 2011. The last two, written immediately after the death of my parents, first appeared in my most recently published book of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Volume 2)...

Esta es una traducción del original en inglés de mi poema en verso libre más largo hasta la fecha. Las partes I a IV se publicaron por primera vez en mi primer libro de poemas, Of Pain and Ecstasy, Collected Poems (Del dolor y el éxtasis: poemas recopilados) en 2011. Las partes V y VI (sobre mis padres, Felipe y Lita) se publicaron recientemente en mi segunda colección de poemas Echoes of Dawn at...