VERONICA : Writing

A Tribute To My Grandparents

A Tribute To My Grandparents

A Story by VERONICA


An unspecified rodent situates itself between the fresh morning smell of California oranges and the dull poignant smell of chemicals leaking from cans..
History's Sun Salutation

History's Sun Salutation

A Story by VERONICA


Before Hitler, I began each morning as a mountain. My morning routine included a sun salutation and, interestingly, I've found this routine is reflect..
Kite Me A Sign

Kite Me A Sign

A Story by VERONICA


"Kite me a sign," demands the old partimer as he sits beneath the obstruction on granite stones. It is from his and the perspective of many others, in..
Oh, Lover

Oh, Lover

A Poem by VERONICA


Summer ended and I needed more- After you had put out of my misery, It was something I loathed you for. I was owed an explanation..
Making Applesauce

Making Applesauce

A Poem by VERONICA


A winter apple with rough molted skin howls, “Don’t lay me here! Don’t lay me here! Here wher..
Wintertime with Racoon

Wintertime with Racoon

A Story by VERONICA


Raccoon wanders amid falling snow as he crawls out of his hollowed mound. As his paws are barely etched on the iced over snow, he slips and tumbles in..
Society's New Member

Society's New Member

A Poem by VERONICA


Usually the birth of a child saddens me; It’s been released unto a malicious and uncaring world. A world that- because of billions like this c..
Do You Know?

Do You Know?

A Poem by VERONICA


Do you know what makes me want to cry? Do you know what crumples my gut into a paper ball? Nationalism, Incompetence, Homophobia, Classism, Racism, ..
El Paz En El Abismo

El Paz En El Abismo

A Story by VERONICA


To be perfectly blunt, I’m dead… But I’m not… I don’t feel… I’m still conscious… I’m still t..
A Dolce Moment

A Dolce Moment

A Poem by VERONICA


A warm nirvana; A calming energy; This which I depend on so much; That daily I must have it. Everytime it simply warms my hands on a chilly day,..