Jose Zuniga

Jose Zuniga

I'm an English Major attending California State University, Los Angeles. Currently, writing in bulk in the poetry and fantasy genres.
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Two Associates degrees, on the road to a bachelor's in English.

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  • So Now I Know (2)
    A second poem quite different with the same title. This title comes out in a lot of my poetry. I
  • The Origin of the Vampire, Part 1
    Billy's adventures through dimensional earth's continue. What was the outcome of his trading his love for Keya to save the universe?
  • Forgetting
    Remembering the past can be a bitch sometimes.
  • Warrior Wars Part 1
    Dimensional Travelers gather together yearly for battle-royale-style and arena warfare. Lately, the rules have changed, though and killing is outlawed. Yet, a threatening new player may ruin it all for everyone...
  • The Awakening: # 49 #
    At last Billy and Keya's affectionate moment surfaces...but what happens next?
  • Awakening 48
    Billy's traveling has gotten expert improvement but will this be enough to save everyone from the vampires, and what of the universe, will he be able to fix the mistakes of past travelers?
  • Awakening: 47
    As Teresa so promptly implied, it gets closer...will Billy and Keya finally meet and get themselves back to the real earth and what will happen to the universe in the end?
  • The Awakening: 46
    Keya and Billy prepare to fight against an unseen foe, but will they find the real Mark Piersley?
  • Awakening (45)
    Billy and Simon make plans for their future after realizing they might actually get away.
  • Awakening: 44
    Billy and Simon reunite briefly. Afterwards Billy is taken to meet the guy who runs the council, only to find that everythign that Mark said about the council was correct.
  • Awakening: 43
    We finally come to the end of Keya's training and the beginning of her adventures killing vampires. Will Keya and Billy survive their travels in time?
  • Awakening: 42
    Billy goes on his rescue mission but it may be cut short unless he learns his lesson and quick.
  • The Awakening: 41
    Keya starts her training with Teresa but it might be more dangerous than actually fighting off vampires.
  • The Awakening: 40
    Billy has a very interesting coversation with Mark about traveling through different dimensions. Is Billy really going to be the one to save the universe or are there other problems awaiting him in the future?
  • The Awakening: 39
    Keya gets a taste of her future adventure in vampireland. Will she be able to handle the training that comes next?
  • Book of Hidden Truths: 7
    In this episode, Cloey and her patient go rogue, while Shuyin and Tisu, get lost in time.
  • The Awakening: 38
    Billy gets set up to go on his true quest to save the universe but first, he has a burning question.
  • Gestures
    Gestures take up a relatively large amount of time in this poem, but why?
  • Star-Struck
    Are we doomed to fall in love or is does love come to us? This question is the basis of many-a-poem of mine.
  • Rocks
    Poem about the rocky dilema of Destiny.
  • Awakening: 37
    Keya seems to be under the impression that library Mark may be the one hidden in this dimension of vampires. Is she in for a surprise or will her heroism end up rescuing the greatest traveler in the universe?
  • Awakening: 36
    Billy finds himself in a very odd world with Nordits (flies with white bottoms), who like to drink more than a fly should.
  • Awakening: 35
    Keya's experience with traveling mirrors her previous experience but now she finds that her rash decision wasn't entirely a mistake.
  • Awakening: 34
    Keya finds out about Billy's disappearance after a series of converstaions with Mark and decides to do something quite foolish.
  • Awakening: 33
    Billy and Simon get into some trouble after traveling without the council's permission.
  • Turmoil of the Sea
    A man has an unsettlign conversation with a dominating she.
  • Oil Spell
    Political poem about the nature of the world, specifically how America sometimes deals with its problems.
  • Old Memory
    Once again, a lost memory resurfaces in this poem of love and how it ended for me.
  • Nice Guy
    In this piece, a man struggles for inner peace but fails to find it as the truth unveils.
  • In the Garden
    The personal viewer of the garden sees many people in Eden that did not normally attend according to history in this poem.
  • If You Find the Cure for Love, Throw in Thrash
    Yet another sonnet, very inspirational.
  • Rose
    A more creative attempt at a sonnet
  • Kiss
    An attempt at a sonnet (tone may be off).
  • Heartbreak
    Really confrontational poem about the workings of the heart and how they disappointed the protagonist.
  • Mi Amor Se Fue
    This is a Spanish poem intended to be a rock song (never made it).
  • Milagros in the Community
    This is a critical review of the movie "The Milagro Beanfield war" written a long time ago for a class.
  • The Second Report: Part 2
    The final piece of the puzzle regarding the deaths of certain people and the issue of the butter bisciuts comes together. A weird event reveals that maybe Jovany and his girlfriend are...
  • The Second Report: Part 1
    Half of the short story regarding an interesting close and shut case gone wrong. Detectives seek help from a young kid who is a makeshift Sherlock when it comes to solving cases.
  • Entree
    A poem that continues to metaphor a woman as a dish.
  • A Glimpse
    Poem regarding an old memory that can not return.
  • Glimmer of Hope
    poem about the weird circumstances concerning life and how hard it can be.
  • Sleep
    The illusiveness of dreams is sometimes welcomed.
  • A Grand Occasion
    In multiple occassions in this poem, the protagonist gets rejected, there's something to learn about human relationships therein.
  • Who was Your Coffee Prepared By
    A poem about the coffee attendant.
  • Awakening: 32
    Keya meets Meryl and it isn't the most pleasant of meetings.
  • Test in Time: Part 3
    Further investigation reveals that the theory of reflection can contain probabilites of time travel but not without having lots of criticism and doubt.
  • Tests in Time: Part 2
    Further investigation into the theory of reflection reveals that for anything to happen, time travel must exist.
  • Awakening: 31
    Billy's plan to "rescue" Simon from another dimension turns out to go almost too smoothly until the darkness is upon them.
  • Good Bye
    Dedicated to those who relish popularity (a poem).
  • Awakening: 30
    Billy makes some changes in his new dimensin for the good but is that enough reason to remain there?
  • Awakening 29
    Mark reveals his past, while Keya tries not to think of Billy.
  • Eyes
    A daring poem about the attraction of eyes and how they fail me.
  • An Interesting Factor Regarding Doomed Relatioships
    The poem's title self-explainst he poem but all poems have mystic qualities.
  • Awakening: 28
    Billy tries to make Simon see reason. The results of them staying in a different dimension could be disastrous.
  • On a Placid Isle
    A romantic poem
  • Awakening: 27
    Keya finds out something disturbing about Francine from Mark.
  • Real Stars
    A peom tha questions what it means to be and real love itself.
  • Fake
    A poem about poetry.
  • A Shor Trip to Nowhere
    Humorous poem about the journeys we take in love.
  • On the Nature of Romance
    A humorous poem on what some people like in men and women.
  • The Poetic Initiate of Los Angeles
    A poem regarding the inappropriate behaviors of an older society.
  • Something New
    A poem regarding the broken educational system of today's youth.
  • Awakening: 26
    The questions about Billy and Simon's place in the new earth are answered but is Simon getting too well-accustomed?
  • Awakening: 25
    After some drama, Mark tells Keya about the problems with his own life and how it relates to dimensional traveling.
  • Awakening: 24
    Keya and Mark get into a loud dispute after Billy's absence and Billy decides that he's finally home.
  • Book of Hidden Truths: 6
    A lone traveler searches for her destiny, while the road brings unexpected surprises.
  • Awakening: 23
    Is Billy back home or in another version of his home, these questions rattle his mind as he and Simon step into another dimension.
  • Awakening: 22
    Billy and Simon find themselves in the sophisticated dimension of dimensional travelers and find out they didn't make the cut.
  • Awakening: 21
    Keya finds that she can decipher Mark's diary of his relationship with Wendy and begins to compare it to her relationship with Billy.
  • Tests in Time: Part 1
    A series of humorous anecdotes regarding dimensions, time-travel, the universe and, to some extent, monkeys.
  • The Moment
    Another inspirational love poem
  • Key
    Another inspirational poem about love.
  • Awakening: 20
    Billy and Simon are welcomed into a different earth by strange men in black.
  • The Awakening: 19
    Billy and Simon come upon a dangerous trial that has unexpected results.
  • A Poem
    Hidden secrets about working in real life (a poem).
  • The Awakening: 18
    Billy's trust is broken as he goes back to a distant past where he had to become the bully to overcome harassment.
  • The Awakening: 17
    Mark explains to Keya some of the reasons why he got stuck in the library but some mysteries remain unsolved.
  • Book of Hidden Truths: 5
    Tisu and Shuyin find themselves unable to avoid another catastophre of unknown proportions.
  • Awakening: 16
    Billy finally grabs the attention of Keya at the library but it may now seem like a bad idea. Is Billy's relationship with Meryl doomed to fail?
  • The Awakening: 15
    Billy's bullying ways have to be put on hold in order to save the non-bullies.
  • Awakening: 14
    Mark Piersley explains to Keya the problems with the library, while remaining distant about his past.
  • The Awakening: 13
    Keya finds her role in the library as temporary daughter to Francine and meets a strange man in the back of the library, who helps her understand dimensional traveling and the workings of the chocolate machine.
  • Oscar's Walk
    A young man decides to take an ill-fated tour of Los Angeles on a sunny day wearing all-black.
  • Switching Places
    In this story, a young man gets shot in the head and then begins telling a story first-person about how it happened.
  • A Case of Mistaken Identity
    A based on real life work of fiction about an incident at a popular store.
  • Why I Write Fiction
    This is a short on the weird way in which I followed my path to writing fantasy fiction. It's the first part of a mini-series of topics on the subject of why I write.
  • A Walk Through an Old School
    This is just a description of my memories of my old junior high and how it has changed.
  • The Awakening: 12
    Billy invites Meryl to breakfast after a long conversation with Simon but it turns out that things aren't always so cheery.
  • Awakening, Part 11
    Billy and Simon talk about another mystery of the library, something to do with a man appearing out of nowhere at a certain time.
  • Book of Hidden Truths, Ch.4
    Cloey may be at the mercy of a very talented crazy lady, as a storm approaches.
  • Awakening: 10
    Keya tries to grab a hold of reality in the new dimension located in Louiseville, California.
  • Book of Hidden Truths..3
    Shujin and Tisu are unexpectedly rescued but do they need to be rescued again from a coming storm? As time passes, a heroes destiny may be deterred.
  • The Awakening: Part 9
    After some odd events, Billy's fated meeting with Keya goes awry.
  • Book of Hidden Truths: 2
    The truth begins to unveil as more and more, the eclipse gets closer.
  • Book of Hidden Truths
    A satirical action-adventure based on the television series "Heroes". A nut case who can't read, gains the ability to read ancient texts in the matter of seconds after a number of years in a mental institution.
  • The Awakening: Part 8
    Keya finds herself in a dark world with no people in it.
  • Explanations of the Past, a Poem
    Inspired by "The Awakening" a poem about the dimensions of the mind.
  • The Awakening: P.7
    Billy gets into a political debate in class and resolves to fight for what's right, no matter what.
  • Poem
    Wow, not even the birthday sex.
  • The Awakening: Part 6
    Billy gets a girlfriend.
  • The Awakening: Part 5
    Billy finds a job with an interesting objective, to catch books.
  • On a Friday
    Poetry about the eccentriciies of man.
  • Thou Shalt Not Covet Unless Its Unfair
    An ignorant youth does nothing but complain about his situation.
  • A Poem
    We travel in a mysterious way.
  • Top Ten Things to Do
    I made this list in order to promote the idea of "doing" something while at home.
  • Awakening: 4
    Billy gets a new friend while Keya starts dimension-hopping.
  • Awakening: 3
    Keya struggles to escape her destiny while Billy takes revenge.
  • Awakening: Part 2
    Billy continues to try and save his allowance but things get in the way.
  • Awakening: Part 1
    The Trials of a young boy named Billy in growing up prove to be more harsh than expected.
  • Winning and Losing in Relationships
    Often, we want to win arguments in relationships. But then why be in a relationship if all you wish to do is win? Shouldn't you join a sport, instead?
  • One Night's Glow
    A man finds a form of companionship for a time (poem)
  • Oh, Halloween, Suck It
    Well, its about Halloween, i'll leave it at that.
  • Savvy
    A poem in the form of "The Beats" or at least, form not in content.
  • Traveling Home on a Sunday
    Images of my long day of travel
  • Popularity
    never forget who you are
  • Revealed
    In this poem, a young man struggles to deal with betrayal.
  • Review of Fred: The Movie
    A review of the made-for-tv movie Fred: The Movie
  • Secret of Life
    This poem is about how the internet and technology has taken away almost everything that made some people human.
  • So Far Away
    Long-distance relationships can not last in this poem.
  • Fairy Tale
    Written in the form of prose/poetry, here is a "fairy" tale about a geeky kid who has to fight the school bully at the end of the day.
  • Reasons to Write Poetry
    Just a few reasons and tips on writing poems.
  • Review of the Expendables
    The newest action thriller of the summer but does it hold up to the others?
  • Pretty Flowers
    A geek obsessed with fantasy story-telling falls in love with a blonde and realizes his mistake.
  • Chasing After the Man in Black
    Just after dark, fantasy poetry. Much to the dislike of many, it has gunfire and stuff like that.
  • Unexpected
    In the style of shape-shifting, a poem illustrates the weird problems of foreplay.
  • Clash
    Two drivers are hit by an unexpected romance (poem).
  • You
    It's important to be direct to people when they don't get it right away. (poem)
  • Endangered Poet
    I do not need to be a poet to describe you.
  • A Reason for a Scarf in the Summer
    It's the end of modesty in this poem reflecting societies' season of impurities.
  • Nameless
    Sometimes calling a girl can be disastrous.
  • About Arizona
    Arizona's just a stepping stone. It opens up the books for further debate about what's really happening in the U.S. and what's been happening for the last century.
  • The Flaw
    You can't be silent to start a relationship....it's the gist of the poem.
  • The Solution is in the Heart
    This debate over immigration spans too much support for the implemantation of racist laws and impedes progress in every way.
  • Love, from Houston
    After a horrible bank robbery, the town Sheriff enlists the help of an old gunslinger who lost his wife to man who masterminded the crime. He loses a girlfriend to him too and it becomes too much.
  • Top Three Burger Joints in Huntington Park, LA
    These are the best places to get good Burgers in Huntington Park, a popular city in the County of Los Angeles. These top three burger joints are awesome for their atmosphere and original burgers.
  • Like a Simile
    Many comparisons that connect together(poem)
  • Top Less
    Various vendors will be upset by the advise inferred here. Um, to point out, some of these lines are best to be taken as a matter of opinion.
  • I like Getting Slapped
    When a young boy becomes the target of a weekly slap-a-thon by the across-the-street neighbor, him and his best friend try to figure out a way to end the injustice.
  • Atlantica Online Versus Final Fantasy 11 Upgrades
    Once again, Final Fantasy manages to dissappoint and Atlantica online wins in more than one way.
  • Small Portion
    Much wanted love expanded (poem).
  • Yalp Rof
    It's a metaphor or a simile (guess, poem)
  • Super Winter Snow Ball Fights in Goodwin
    The neighboring town of Goodwin, Ebelos seeks to renew a snow ball war with some local misfits but things get out of hand.
  • Top Ten Movies to Watch While Playing Video Games
    Top Ten Movies To Watch during a video game frenzy or marathon including such games as online, sports or action.
  • Soldier's Fortune
    People often leave their loved one's behind for a "better" purpose.
  • Fated
    Fated or decided?
  • Technical Difficulty
    Technology gets in the way of love (poem)
  • Freedom Patrick
    This is naturally a St. Patrick's Day omen, mostly talking about the saint with some allusions as to what happens on that day.
  • Destiny of One
    Basically, this covers the one's journey through situations where feelings and thinking impact actions.
  • React
    how do you react to love, jealous or content? (poem)
  • Saving Private Quiet
    An opinion on how quiet people are becoming by various factors (examples included).
  • Artificial
    When in a relationship, one of the partners sometimes turns out to be a real bore, not matter what the other does (poem).
  • Hello
    The beginning of a relationship can be difficult.
  • Broken
    Follow the path of these crumbs as they tumble across the room.
  • Destiny of One
    Time and place are consistent factors for ill-gotten behaviors. This insert, like the others, explains how the one should resolve his or her problems with "situations" caused by space and time.
  • The Beach
    Beaches, sand, skin, the perfect place for a romantic setting (poem).
  • Price Check
    Two employees make a connection at a store (poem).
  • The Current
    A dramatic description of what could happen should a rainy day get out of hand (poem).
  • Redemption
    This is dealing with the theory of redemption, previously mentioned. It is a bunch of letters about GrandMaster WuVanDo and how he fits with the theory or redemption.
  • I'm Not Your Baby
    Some people need to be told when they're wrong (poem).
  • Gravity
    A conversational piece on the seriousness of situations and how they have changed over time.
  • Another Day
    Living with illusions is sometimes better than dealing with reality, for some (poem).
  • From Gran-Gran
    An idealistic boy sets his eyes on a girl for Valentines Day and realizes his dreams of dating her may be over.
  • My Last Dream
    Messages hidden in letters from the younger generation are revealed in this short in which the main character loses himself in trying to find his past.
  • Eclipse
    Sometimes relationships can seem cloudy.
  • Destiny of One
    This is about the pre-occupation of with people who pay to deliver a message to you with numbers on it but no checks.
  • Stars of Hope
    This poem discusses the battles between good and evil in dreams.
  • Contagious
    This poem compares one thing to another describing a chain of illusions.
  • Redemtion
    This is an introductory essay to a more prolonged series of inserts that discuss how to forgive without being too much like a self-help book. This part shows an open dislike for monkeys and the reasons for it.
  • The Delay of Plane 626
    The delay of a plane confuses the case further after an incident in an airport makes two detectives come to the wrong conclusions.
  • Ginger Wedding
    An apple narrates the story of a couple that shouldn't be married.
  • Smart Thinking
    An insert which promotes the use of the fictional Slap-U-Meter as a practical means for the improvement of the human mind.
  • Desire
    A critical view of desire (poem).
  • The Girl I Left in Va
    A poem that recalls one of the few good experiences of mine from Virginia.
  • Insight
    A guy thinks he knows a lot about the girl with glasses he used to know.
  • Water
    This notion of fighting against the motion of life.
  • How to Break
    Poem on the subject of love and how it comes to a closing.
  • The Only Way
    A college cool-guy goes to visits the game-playing side of the campus and comes across some eccentricities with video game heroines.
  • Destiny of One
    The third in a series of discussions including time and the destiny of not only regular people but "the one". Here, the concept of time ending is discussed and how this affects the one's relationships with others.
  • Common Courtesy
    Sometimes people could be a little too corteous (poem).
  • Trust
    Two youths discuss a girl in her face (poem).
  • Leading the Blind
    This is a long narrative poem on the trials and tribulations of living in Los Angeles.
  • The Worst Part
    Two youths get involved in what some call "unintentional flirting" (a.k.a foreplay)
  • The Contest
    Two high-schoolers who are complete opposites re-enter a yearly pie-eating contest but this time they find a surprise.
  • Shy
    Short and sweet like the name implies (poem).
  • Bother Runs Amock
    The injustice of love portrayed in poem form.
  • The Best Game Around
    The results of years of trying are revealed in this short poem.
  • Myths About College
    The trials and tribulations of college(poem)
  • Will I Win?
    The struggles of life transformed into a metaphor.
  • Destiny of One
    This is a continuation about the argument of time but this time included in it is some anecdotes as to whether or not randomness is outside or inside the box thinking and how it affects comedians (and ants).
  • The Longest Road
    A teenager sets out on the long road of recovering his past when he is sent to the future by the mysterious time bandit.
  • Where I Went Wrong
    An Eclipse goes from dark to light just like the beating of the heart, a memory, a relationship (poem).
  • A Good Time and Place in Mexico
    This is a description of the best time to go to Northern Mexico to the city of Ciudad Guzman in the state of Jalisco. October seems to be a month for shopping, fairs and dancing.
  • We Were Friends
    The Dear John letter of poems. It pointed out the truth of an old relationship. Shoulda put more imagery and threw away the rhyming scheme.
  • The Girl
    An old love poem, it goes for style more than rhyme or theme.
  • Senseless
    It isn't always obvious how we fall in love. The start is always a funny experience.
  • Trends
    A youth finds ways to fight his mom's tyranny, despite being vastly under-mined by her.
  • Rosebirth
    This poem breaks into the role of the rose and how it impacts life.
  • Personality
    A girl's secret gets out in front of the boy she likes and it has weird results.
  • Ode to Tierra Mia's Original Drink: The Horchata Frape
    Poem expressing my feelings about this specifically-flavored blended coffee drink.
  • Gifts in America
    Just in time for the holidays! The "merry" Christmas of a few locals includes the hunting down and killing of one very famous big guy.
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