POETRY

Here in Pasadena, Los Angeles, a small group of writers had an open mic poetry-reading afternoon yesterday in the lovely backyard of one of our participant members. I was pleased to contribute with the following poem, previously published in Cecile’s Writers Magazine, Vol. 11, Oct. 2016 by Jose L Recio:                                                                                                                      

 A Stream and a Leaf

                                                Hiking on a trail, 

      Just today, 

     I halted  

      At the edge of a creek

      There, I saw,

      Floating downstream,

       A leaf—A small, green thing.

      Now slow and then quicker, 

      It slid on.

      Expelled from a tree, 

      By sheer force it went 

      Down into the river,

      Or so I guessed.   

      And where from there?

      Will this leaf reach the sea?

      If instead of a leaf,

      Floating on a stream

      Toward the river and the sea,

      It was a soul,

      I reckoned,

     On what stream

     And toward what river and sea

     Would it float?

  

Bridging Cultures: a Memoir

Several people have asked me for the link to read this memoir published on October 10, 2023, online. It is athinsliceofanxiety.com.

“Bridging Cultures”

I’m pleased to announce here that this is the title of a short memoir I have just published online (A Thin Slice of Anxiety, magazine) on October 10, 2023.

Transitions-bilingue short stories

I see with contentment that the commentaries about “Transitions: 24 bilingual short stories,” posted on Amazon by readers, are all positive. Most of the stories are mainstream, built with a mixture of personal experiences and fiction, and some others are based on imagination. Thank you for reading.

Jose L Recio

“Transitions”

I’m pleased to announce the publication of my book, a collection of twenty-four bilingual short stories. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Twenty-Four-Bilingual-Short-Stories/dp/1954351461/

New Book

It pleases to announce that my book “Transitions,” a collection of 24 bilingual short stories, is now published by adelaidebooks.com and available on amazon.com and smashwords.com.