The Power of Writing from Brokenness
Antes de empezar quiero hacer una mención al Bandido Coffee Parlor because they have the first Mazapán Latte in town, and it is a bomb, it is located in a small alley near Five Point south and is own by Latinos. So, if you would like to support Latino’s business, come and enjoy this cool place.
So why the broken writer? because I am broken as I can be and is in this state of mind when I can write better. ¿Quién dijo que uno tenía que estar completamente hecho y derecho para poder escribir? Creo que una persona quebrantada tienen mucho que dar porque se encuentra en un momento fuerte en su vida y es donde puede pensar más en sí mismo.
I have always thought being broken is better than being whole because you can fix continually. Have you heard of this Japanese style of fixing a broken vessel? It is called Kintsugi, a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections.
My life has been full of Kintusgi y continuamente se arregla y desarregla, se levanta y se cae, se une y se desune, se fortalece y debilita. Por eso necesito el pegamento de oro que para mí es la escritura, combinada con una muy rítmica salsita o un sabroso vallenato.
Before we start, I want to mention Bandido Coffee Parlor because they have the first Mazapan Latte in town, and it is a bomb, it is located in a small alley near Five Point south and is owned by Latinos. So, if you would like to support Latino’s business, come and enjoy this cool place.
Entonces, ¿por qué el escritor quebrantado?, porque estoy tan roto como pudiera estar y es en este estado de ánimo cuando puedo escribir mejor. Who said you had to be complete and put together to be able to write? I think a broken person has a lot to give because they are at a strong moment in their life and that’s where they can think more about themselves.
Siempre he pensado que estar roto es mejor que estar entero porque se puede lo posemos arreglar continuamente. ¿Has oído hablar del estilo japonés de arreglar una vasija rota? Se llama Kintsugi, una metáfora de como aceptar tus defectos e imperfecciones.
My life has been full of Kintusgi and it continually mends and unmakes itself, rises and falls, unites and disunites, strengthens and weakens. That is why I need the golden glue that for me is writing, combined with a very rhythmic salsita or a tasty vallenato.
The Broken Writer 