Editor’s note: This poem is not autobiographical. It is just fiction. He Was My Hero He was my hero Flaws and all Similar mistrusts Insecurities and looks Hair that hides the eyes to the world Those windows to the soul Invisible behind that curtain A mind of a voyeur He was not perverse in his […]
Category Archives: Blog
All posts and categories live under the Blog category. This is Jose’s personal blog that spans many topics. Use the category menu on the right to see posts that are specific to that category or just browse through this category. Posts are organized here by publication date from newest to oldest.
CD Review: Periphery – “Juggernaut: Alpha”
Artist : Periphery Album : Juggernaut: Alpha (2015 Sumerian/Century Media) Tracks : 10 Artist website : www.periphery.net OVERVIEW : This is disc 1 of the two CD set Juggernaut: Alpha/Omega, the third studio effort from the progressive metal band Periphery. I’ll do a separate post on disc 2. I really like this band. They’re very musical, modern, and heavy. […]
Journal: The Hearing Aid Experiment – Part 2
So, after a little over a week, I have gotten used to wearing the hearing aid. It has helped me hear certain things and frequencies better. It has also served to annoy me, since I can now hear high frequencies while wearing it. I can hear paper rustling from across a room. I can hear […]
Original Poetry: “Situation: hopeless.” by Jose Bernardo
Situation: hopless. I bend and break and twist deep within and the blackness is harder to manage day by day The weight of this state – crushing The crushing in my chest The abyss I feel is mightier than I could contemplate Resignation, complete defeat, nigh I am a reluctant prisoner I detest my situation […]
Visual Art: Riff Centre advertisements by Jose Bernardo
Here are some advertisements I created for Riff CentrePlease note that these advertisements are no longer valid. I am posting these here as samples of what I have created previously.
CD Review: Lamb of God – “VII: Sturm und Drang”
Artist : Lamb of God Album : VII: Sturm und Drang (2015 Epic/Nuclear Blast) Tracks : 10 Artist website : http://www.lamb-of-god.com OVERVIEW : Lamb of God are one of my favorite metal bands. Not a day goes by without a bit of LoG in my day. Usually in the morning to help get me going. VII: Sturm und Drang is […]
Journal: The Breakfast Experiment
No Breakfast I stopped eating breakfast after I got out of military service in 1998. I was always nocturnal by nature, and in a way, still am. This past spring (2016), I began to question whether or not I could change and become an early riser. This prospect scared me. The calm of working at […]
Journal: The Hearing Aid Experiment
Let Me Hear You I got a hearing aid today. I am overwhelmed because I am hearing sounds I have never heard before. I’m looking at this as a new experiment and I have to give it a couple of weeks. I hope I will get used to wearing it. I’ll definitely be writing more about the […]
Original Poetry: “Whisper” by Jose Bernardo
Whisper If I was but a whisper, a short, nigh inaudible breath, a sigh of relief of a soul in limbo, a cool of winter, a calm of dusk, I’d sail away from the lips that spoke me, I’d echo for a moment in the space between, then fade as quickly as I came to […]
Site Update: Posting Schedule
Hey y’all! I figured I’d let you guys know what to expect in terms of a schedule for posts on this site. Here’s when you can expect new posts: Schedule Mondays: Chords of the Day weekly archive Tuesdays: a new poem Fridays: a blog post Saturdays: reviews (CDs or Books or even both on some […]