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

Hire Lernin' - Chapter 9 01.05.2021 39:46

This is a complete reading of Chapter 9 from my new novel, Hire Lernin': An Idealist's Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Education. The eBook version of the book is available as of today (May 1, 2021) in all the major eBook formats from Amazon and other leading book sellers.

Do Not Use "Making Love" for "Having Sex" 01.05.2021 2:34

Tinnitus 01.05.2021 1:49

O Castelo de San Antón [El Castillo de San Antonio - Versión en español] 30.04.2021 1:13

Este es un breve poema en verso libre sobre un castillo en A Coruña, Galicia, España, donde mi abuelo materno estuvo prisionero por un breve tiempo durante la Guerra Civil Española. Fue torturado por sus carceleros exigiéndole que revelara los nombres de otros simpatizantes Republicanos y condenado a muerte por un pelotón de fusilamiento en La Plaza de María Pita como traidor, a pesar de que nunca...

O Castelo de San Anton 30.04.2021 1:07

This is a short free-verse poem about a fortress by the beautiful bay of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. My maternal grandfather was held prisoner there for a time during the Spanish Civil War according to my grandmother and mom. He was tortured to reveal the names of others who opposed the fascist forces and condemned to be shot in La Plaza de Maria Pita as a traitor, despite the fact he never bore arm...

Covid-19 Lockdown Blues 30.04.2021 4:31

Mother's Day 29.04.2021 1:57

On The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 28.04.2021 1:51

This poem is a variation on a theme I've written about before in a poem I posted earlier today. I just published it today on one of two sites in which I frequently post my work, HelloPoetry.com (the second is AllPoetry.com).  

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 28.04.2021 2:52

The Things in Life for Which I Am Most Grateful 27.04.2021 3:01

To Thine Own Self Be True 27.04.2021 3:24

Prelude 27.04.2021 0:45

On Wisdom 27.04.2021 1:15

On My Poetry 26.04.2021 1:36

Free-verse poem from my first book of poems, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems.

El Saltamonte y Las Hormigas - Fabula de Esopo Actualizada Para el Siglo XXI 26.04.2021 7:37

Esta es una lectura de la fabula original de Esopo y de mi nueva versión actualizada para el siglo XXI. Publiqué mi versión hace más de una década en uno de mis blogs y también la volví a publicar hace cuatro años. Esta es la primera lectura de mi traducción al español de mi original en inglés. espero les guste. :)

The Grasshopper and the Ants - Aesop Original Fable and Lopez 21st Century Update 26.04.2021 6:35

This is my reading of Aesop's original "The Grasshopper and the Ants" fable and my update for the 21st Century. I wrote my version more than a decade ago and have posted it on several of my blogs over the years. It seems somehow more relevant than ever today, alas.

Sonnet to Lost Love 26.04.2021 1:59

From my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Volume 2) (C) December 2020

Redemption - Short story excerpt 26.04.2021 12:16

A reading of my poem, The Subway 25.04.2021 3:25

This podcast featured my reading one of my early poems from my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems first poetry collection. It is perhaps my darkest poem, which one which one reviewer accurately termed urban fear and loathing. Alas, the subway station in the late 1970s was as described, and descending into it after hours was not unlike a descent into hell without the warning to "abandon all hope...

A reading of my poem, Central Park 25.04.2021 2:32

This is one of my earliest poems written in the late 1970's while I was a freshman in college. It (and its companion poem The Subway which I'll record and post next) is one of my darkest poems to date. My antipathy to the subject at the time comes from two sources: first, New York City was a much more dangerous place at the time than it is today, though, alas, it seems to be slipping back into the...

Hire Lernin' - Chapter 8 excerpt 24.04.2021 6:05

This is a brief preview of Chapter 8 of my novel, Hire Lernin': An Idealist's Quest though the Realm of for-Profit Education

On the Poisoned Well of Politics 24.04.2021 14:25

This podcast concerns an issue I've written about in the past but is more vitally important today than at any time in my lifetime. I have never before feared for the country I love above all others as I now do. If we do not find a way to put aside our differences, tone down the corrosive rhetoric and ignore the voices from the extremes of the political spectrum that are gleefully stoking the fires...

Hire Lernin' - Chapter 7 23.04.2021 26:48

This podcast includes a complete reading of Chapter 7 of my new novel.

Hire Lernin' Chapter 10 sample reading and commentary 23.04.2021 7:02

This is a reading of a portion of Chapter 10 from my novel Hire Lernin': An Idealist's Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Higher Education and includes brief commentary to place the clip in context. I hope you enjoy it.

Mars Genesis 2.0 Introductory Preview 21.04.2021 8:15

In 2026 the world will be destroyed by an extinction event involving a massive asteroid far larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs and paved the way for the eventual rise of homo sapiens to the top of the food chain. Earth will have nearly two years--666 days, to be precise--to prepare for the inevitable. What will the world do in an all-out effort to prevent the seeds of humanity and al...