Carry On By Alex Souto

I decided to write a short story because I have always enjoyed writing on my free time. For instance from writing when I truly cherished and enjoyed a moment that I have had in my life to when I'm in a deep dark place screaming for help, the pen and paper are my savior. I thought it would be an easier route for me to take since I have some knowledge of a short story format. The text that my short story relates to is "my graduation speech" by Tato Laviera. Normally yes, the title is always supposed to be capitalized but Tato Laviera was different. Different in a good way. In his writing he expresses himself as an individual, he didn't let anything get in his way. He made his own format. How my short story relates to Tato Laviera 's poem is his individuality, how he expresses himself. For example, Laviera doesn't use capitalization, he mixes spanish and english, and he also misspells words not because he does not know how to spell but becauses he simply just feels like it. In my short story I put a lot of detail and tried to be very specific in some parts to make the readers be as one with the main character. I tried to make the readers feel as she did, really soak in her thoughts and dreams.