The Writings of Chris Orozco
Fiction, Non-fiction, Thoughts, Meditations, and Musings on Life and Death, Family and Friends, Current Issues and History, Nature and Gardens, Spirituality and Faith, and Everything In-Between & Beyond.
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Sebastian – Non-Fiction Short Story Excerpt
Sebastian - Non-Fiction Short Story Excerpt Opening Paragraph … and then he paused and looked at me for a moment and smiled, not the smile of a street jokester or comedy club hopeful, but the smile...
My Friend Jackie – Non-Fiction Story Excerpt
My Friend Jackie - Non-Fiction Story Excerpt December 2016 Late Christmas Eve. We had just arrived home from our traditional tamale dinner at my sister’s home and I sat down at my desk for a...
Sleepwalk – Non-Fiction Story Excerpt – “As I walked over the playground towards…where our 7th grade classroom was, all of a sudden, I was surrounded by a pack of boys from my class all shouting and waving their arms and I noticed also a group of the girls a little farther on watching all the commotion around me”.
Introduction: "Sleepwalk" is a non-fiction story of about 145 pages, which deals with my relationship at my Catholic elementary school, with two classmates, a girl and a boy, both initially...
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People are Dying, Houses are Burning. Rescuers and Doctors Who Come to Help are Dying. Children are Dying, but Parents are Left Alive and Praying to God for Death, Because They Cannot and Do Not Want to Live Without Their Children, Parents Die, and Children Remain Orphans. Люди помирають, будинки горять. Рятувальники та лікарі, які приходять на допомогу, гинуть. Діти помирають, але батьки залишаються живими і моляться до Бога про смерть, бо не можуть і не хочуть жити без своїх дітей, батьки помирають, а діти залишаються сиротами.
*** People are Dying, Houses are Burning. Rescuers and Doctors Who Come to Help are Dying. Children are Dying, but Parents are Left Alive and Praying to God for Death, Because They Cannot and Do Not...
Postcard Story – Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent – From Turkey, Istanbul, ca.1555-60 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent – From...
Correspondence with friends in Ukraine on May 27, 2025 – “May 24 and 25 Were Very Big Attacks on the Cities, Especially on our City. We Didn’t Sleep for 2 Nights. Everyone Came to Church Tired and Frightened” & Joyful News Shared – Листування з друзями в Україні 27 травня 2025 року – “24 і 25 травня були дуже великі напади на міста, особливо на наше місто. Ми не спали 2 ночі. Усі прийшли до церкви втомлені і налякані” & радісні новини, які поділилися.
Correspondence with friends in Ukraine on May 27, 2025 - "May 24 and 25 Were Very Big Attacks on the Cities, Especially on our City. We Didn't Sleep for 2 Nights. Everyone Came to Church Tired...
This Man, this Massive Mound of Flesh, Said to Come and Say Goodbye Before I Left & Years Before He was Born, When the Time Came for Another to Leave, for Us to Say Goodbye, I held Him Gently and Close
This Man, this Massive Mound of Flesh, Said to Come and Say Goodbye Before I Left & Years Before He was Born, When the Time Came for Another to Leave, for Us to Say Goodbye, I held Him Gently...
Postcard Story – Water Lilies – Claude Monet – 1916–19 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | Water Lilies | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Water Lilies – Claude Monet – 1916–19 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Older Grandchild – 08/26/24 … and...
In Ukraine, the 4th Easter Since the War Started – “Everything is fine with us … But … Because the heaviness is on the heart that the war continues and people are dying. I am very afraid of night attacks on Kyiv. It’s really scary, because you don’t know if we’ll live to see the morning.” – В Україні 4-й Великдень від початку війни – “У нас все добре… Але… Бо тяжкість на серці, що війна триває і гинуть люди. Я дуже боюся нічних атак на Київ. Це дуже страшно, тому що ти не знаєш, чи доживемо ми до ранку».
In Ukraine, the 4th Easter Since the War Started - "Everything is fine with us ... But ... Because the heaviness is on the heart that the war continues and people are dying. I am very afraid of...
The Church’s Tall Tower & the Angelus Noontime Prayer & Easter, When I Was Twelve & What the Lord Gave Me to Understand, When He Stopped My Steps, as I Was About to Leave the Empty Church
The Church's Tall Tower & the Angelus Noontime Prayer & Easter, When I Was Twelve & What the Lord Gave Me to Understand, When He Stopped My Steps, as I Was About to Leave the Empty...
Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh | Oleanders | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sister – 03/28/22 … and when the...
The White House Rant & Maxim, My Close Ukrainian Friend Visits Los Angeles & Sitting by Our Fireplace, He Speaks of Seeing the Drones Fly into Kyiv from His Apartment Window – Висловлювання в Білому домі & Максим, мій близький український друг відвідує Лос-Анджелес і, сидячи біля нашого каміна, розповідає, що бачив, як дрони летіли на Київ з вікна своєї квартири
The White House Rant & Maxim, My Close Ukrainian Friend Visits Los Angeles & Sitting by Our Fireplace, He Speaks of Seeing the Drones Fly into Kyiv from His Apartment Window Висловлювання в...
Postcard Story – Young Lady in 1866 – Edouard Manet – 1866 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edouard Manet | Young Lady in 1866 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Postcard Story – Young Lady in 1866 – Edouard Manet - 1866 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Third Sister – 01/06/25 ...and at a...