The birth of the vampire is drastically different from what we expect. It's important to establish that many characteristics, including but not limited to the magical abilities and debilities we know of, are complete literary fabrications from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Therefore, vampire folklore and its modern depiction could be rather contradictor » Continue Reading
I recently went on a road trip to McAllen for my brother's soccer tournament...and things happened. So, my family and I woke up at 3 am to avoid catching traffic on our way there. My mom and I prepared like 30 tacos for us and our grandparents (they accompanied » Continue Reading
Recently, I saw the movie 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse', and it completely exceeded my expectations and made me remember my admiration for animation as an art form. I wanted to briefly write about the effect of the “Spider-verse” films in the animation industry and praise the plot of the newest addition. The Animation In the past few years, the a » Continue Reading
Some days ago, my brother and I stayed at our grandparents' house from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. So, what did we do all that time? After taking us for breakfast in a restaurant in the mountains to eat gorditas, a Mexican plate, they were going to take us to what seemed to be a bazaar according to their descriptions, but it turned out to be an ENORMOUS mall combined with a market. Half of the place was ... » Continue Reading
Rain satisfied the emptiness of the train station with its roaring veils of water, that subjugated the tiles of the ticket office with bestiality at the sound of thunder. Clouds wailed as they tore through the earth beneath them, and even though repentance echoed in their war cries, they mercilessly attacked me with their whips of water until they drowned me completely. Amidst the barrages and fur... » Continue Reading
After my electric drum set broke (the ones made out of foam), whenever my family and I came to visit my uncle, I spent most of my time playing the drums he has in his basement, because well, I have nowhere else to practice besides his house. So just before I said goodbye after visiting for the afternoon yesterday, he asked me for a moment and told me that he has a SPARE DRUM SET and that HE IS GOI... » Continue Reading