Wait... are you sure you're ready to do this?! Who are you to officiate a marriage when yours just ended? Who are you to talk about love and commitment right now?
December 1, 2021
“Good morning.” My AirPods were set to noise cancelling mode so I didn’t fully hear her when she spoke, but I read her lips and immediately returned the gesture with a smile as I pulled one out. “Good morning,” I responded. “That’s a good idea. Just put some music on and tune out the noise of the world. I should try that sometime.”
November 2, 2021
Wham-pa-paaam! Yaaaaht-foom. Pow-pa-pow. Pow-pa-pow. The heavy bags danced to the beat of our strikes. To my left, Herman Terrado. To my right, Dominick Cruz. Echoing in the back, Coach Eric Del Fierro. The room was packed with killers that day but the two who flanked my shoulders as we finished practice was them.
October 23, 2021
September 23, 2021
I thought it was going to be more painful to look at the pictures when they started popping up on Facebook as "memories.” Our beach wedding in Mexico. Our adventures through Southeast Asia. Tahiti. New Zealand. Australia.
September 16, 2021
For seven years, I worked on that canvas. It was the most beautiful painting I’d ever stroked my colors with. The blend of blues and reds paired perfectly. Destiny. Like the co-mingling was always meant to be. And it was for a time, but that time now, only my memory can see...
She saw me when I walked in. I felt her gaze. But when I glanced her way, all I could see was her long luxurious locks. They left me wanting more. I wanted to see her face again. That pretty smile. That flirtatious wink. All of a sudden, my heart sank.
August 2, 2021