Author Archives: Zay

ENG 270B Xavier A. Talamantes May 14th FD4 Word count 1540 Russian Cosmonaut “Hey, you know that story of the Russian Cosmonaut?” I asked.“What?” Kevin replied.“Well, he goes up in this big spaceshi–”“Wait! No, not again haha!”“Fiiiine.” In our off-campus housing, most of the residents have left. Kevin is my roommate, a 25-year-old international studentContinue reading “Russian Cosmonaut”

Xavier A TalamantesENG270May 11, 2020Word Count: 840 Stone cold clouds loom close overhead, concentrating the cold and heaviness upon you. The wind is sharp, as it cuts at your nose and fingers. Your bones feel brittle, and joints go stiff. The trees are leafless, as they line the sidewalk, with colorless bark. Like stone watchtowersContinue reading “Gloomy Weather with all its Feels”

ENG 270B Xavier A. Talamantes April 30th RD4 Word count 1645. Notice: This story features some spoilers from Roman Fever. Made a few word-changed May 1st. Chocolate Milk w/ Hot Cocoa & Cream: Draft The dishwasher is running, it’s an oddly pleasant sound. Muted enough to be ambient, but loud enough to add an underlyingContinue reading “Chocolate Milk w/ Hot Cocoa & Cream”

ENG 270B Xavier A. Talamantes April 11th 2020 FD3 Wordcount: 1025 “Tin Head can see the raw meat of the head and the shoulder muscles and the empty mouth without no tongue open wide and its red eyes glaring at him, pure teetotal hate like arrows coming at him, and he knows he is doneContinue reading “The Man-Nature Conflict”

ENG 270B Xavier A. Talamantes April 2nd 2020 Wordcount: 1003 The American Experience | Unrefined Edition What is the American experience, the raw and gritty nature of our country and culture? Growing up, my family moved and traveled a lot, which allowed me to experience many different regions of the country from a more lived-inContinue reading “The American Experience | RD”

Xavier A. Talamantes 8th Mar. 2020 FD2 Word Count = 1072 “Meow… meeeow…. mreow!” the budget smartphone chimed. Xavier lied on the floor in his Japanese futon. It was quite a sensible alternative to a traditional bed frame and mattress he thought for his small room. It allowed him the space to convert into aContinue reading “Voyage | Final edition”

Xavier A. Talamantes 27 Feb. 2020 RD2 Word Count = 1052 “Meow… meeeow…. mreow!” the budget smartphone chimed. Xavier lied on the floor in his Japanese futon. It was quite a sensible alternative to a traditional bed frame and mattress he thought for his small room. It allowed him the space to convert into aContinue reading “Voyage”

Xavier A Talamantes18 February 2020FD1Word Count=774 “Squalor. I’m extremely interested in squalor” (Salinger, J. D., For Esmé – with Love and Squalor, p. 31). [THESIS]Socioeconomic differences have always existed in modern civilization and poverty with it. But the world is changing and the people have a louder voice than ever before–Equality for education and opportunityContinue reading “Abroad America”

Xavier Talamantes Jan 30, 2020 RD1 Word Count: 759 Pass the Passes There is ice on the road this time of the year, and this was the first time she had ever driven such a big vehicle. This was U-Haul, over Mission Pass, Montana. “Where are we going again?” asked the wide-eyed girl in theContinue reading “Paper One | Rough draft”