Juan Avalos

It can hit you at any moment. It arrives without a warning, immediately souring your enjoyment, as a dark storm angrily begins forming. Before you know it you feel all alone. You begin to fall deeper and deeper into the dark zone. You try to scream for help but the words won’t come out. The voices inside your head tell you that you’re worthless. You can’t help but succumb to them and fuel the self-doubt, ...

Fish and I are sitting at the dining room table. Rain falls heavily outside. The energy inside the room is tense. Fish is on the verge of crying. Fish: I honestly did not believe it was going to be this hard. Me: We talked about this. It is not like it came out of nowhere. Fish: No, we didn’t. I don’t remember that. Me: Yes, we did. We talked about it together before moving back. ...

This article was featured in Five To Nine Vol 3. To read the more colorful and artistic version, and check out more cool work from other amazing creators, make sure to visit the five to nine website and subscribe to the mailing list to receive full access to the five to nine e-zine in your inbox! Without further ado, I present to you Happily Ever Avalos and the Eyes of Texas! ...

This poem was featured in Five To Nine Vol 2. To read the more colorful and artistic version, and check out more cool work from other amazing creators, make sure to visit the five to nine website and subscribe to the mailing list to receive full access to the five to nine e-zine in your inbox! Without further ado, I present to you Secret Weapon. Fear brings me nightmares that keep me up at night, ...

This article was featured in Five To Nine Vol 2. To read the more colorful and artistic version, and check out more cool work from other amazing creators, make sure to visit the five to nine website and subscribe to the mailing list to receive full access to the five to nine e-zine in your inbox! Without further ado, I present to you Happily Ever Avalos and the Quarter Life Crisis! ...

This poem was featured in Five To Nine Vol 1. To read the more colorful and artistic version, and check out more cool work from other amazing creators, make sure to visit the five to nine website and subscribe to the mailing list to receive full access to the five to nine e-zine in your inbox! Without further ado, I present to you Waves I Was not Aware that I ...