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alex canton

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  1. Learning always brings on personal growth. There is still much to be learned about gender in every society.
  2. Light charges me Air impels my stride My cave embraces ----- La luz me fortalece El aire me impulsa Mi cueva me acoge
  3. I like you. I care for you. I love you. ----- Te aprecio. Te quiero. Te amo.
  4. Through the menacing ghetto I walk in fear Protected by the moon ----- Camino por el desafiante arrabal Envuelto por el miedo Protegido por la luna
  5. His mother was born in what we call the interior of our country. Her family, quite tight-knit and poor, lived from what they could harvest in their good land. It gave them the reassurance of never going hungry, though it was very difficult to sell their produce, as transportation to the main towns was harsh. Travelling by animal powered cart took too much time. Though the land occupied a vast area, they were not able to use all of it. Therefore, some of it was rented to cattle owners for grazing
  6. He gazes in awe Through her eyes he sees The child within ----- La mira embelesado En sus ojos descubre La vida que porta
  7. My life will never end For my thoughts Remain in print ----- Mi luz permanecerá Mis pensamientos Escritos están
  8. It beckons my body It offers safety I fear its final embrace ----- Me llama cuando me ve Ofrece acurrucarme Temo que me atrape
  9. alex canton

    Chapter 1

    For literary sake I like the frequent mention of "the boy in the corner." On the other hand, do things go so fast among young people? I will follow this story.
  10. “I was always on the lookout for tips that made me believe that you had special feelings for me, that I was not just one more patient,” my friend told me some time ago. “How was that?” must have been my comment. “Do you remember the incident with Mario?” I could tell that Luis was set on giving me specific information to get my memory to work. Probably my nod gave him the signal to continue. “I must have been about twenty years old when I started dating Mario, but there was something about hi
  11. Make sure to live many more years.
  12. Some of the names that we have around my country are so funny. For example, when we had a US Navy post many children in the area were named Usnavy.... We also had Usmail, Usair. Stevenson has been translated into Estivenson...
  13. alex canton

    Chapter 5

    I found this chapter to be frightening. The portrayal is real enough. Good writing, young man.
  14. The truth is that I really do not remember our first meeting very well, and I am being helped by some of the information Luis has given me to help me refresh my memory. “You were sitting behind your desk, which was gray, not very big, and just efficient enough,” he recalled. “I remember that you had what seemed like a custom-made white coat – not exactly the hospital required outfit. You didn't look over forty and looked slim but not skinny. Your hair was dark, though not black. You looked impr
  15. I find myself in them My wife I always meet While my grandsons sleep ----- Me veo en ellos Y a mi Emita encuentro Mientras los nietos duermen
  16. Welcome, Jim. You will like it here. I am sure
  17. I saw him as a boy, but he was in fact over forty. He usually liked to tell his friends that I knew him since he was fifteen, which was true. And throughout the years we had seen each other grow and shared happy moments and grief. In this particular evening he had come to my small apartment, as he did quite often when there was something special he wanted to tell me. As soon as he entered he walked straight to my lazy boy, sat down, put his face between his hands and started to cry. - "I can't
  18. In April I turned one year after my seventh decade in this world. Four decades were spent working as a clinical psychologist, married and raising three boys. As a whole, life was worth living every second. After I arrived in my country, Panama, having spent a few years in college in the U.S.and dong graduate work in Spain, I was intrigued by my colleagues referring me clients -- called patients at the time -- who were having difficulties facing their sexual orientation or actual homosexual beha
  19. "I will take care of you when you are old," my patient told me more than a quarter of a century ago. I paid no heed as the relationship was professional and my mind had no room for more than my wife and children.Time went by, my wife died, the children grew...and Luis is taking care of me.This is our story.
  20. No offense taken, my friend. I was also a teenager but, in those times we could not have spoken as freely as you can now. Perhaps that is why there are so many of us oldies speaking our mind now, with much less fear.
  21. The game just started. My heart leaped when the players Made their glaring show. Perched on my chair the ball bounced Hit the recently dried grass. Football is the politics of the poor In countries where people skimp to make their day To dream of a players pay. Our team lost Tears abounded right and left from players to viewers. Some pitied others to be hated 'Till tomorrow When we'll love each other again
  22. alex canton

    Esperanza

    Esperanza means Hope. After reading your poem I do hope that the feeling lasts
  23. She flew to the asteroid He now fills me with love Why do I want them both? ----- Ella al asteroide voló Él me llena de amor ahora ¿Los podré tener a ambos?
  24. GA banned from school computer? Was any reason given for the decision?
  25. I was impressed by your good writing, especially considering that you seem so young. Though, it is true that great writers started very young. About the boys... Make sure you're " handled with care."
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