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Meandering about, have you heard the phrase? It's defined as following a winding course. My brain meanders through the paces most days. Focus is hard to attain; I do the best that I can to be present. I do what I can to move my world forward; yet I stare toward a straight line and my mind wanders... The melancholy comes from my soul's path to try and find a light of positivity. I won't stop. As a writer, many ideas leave my mind and stay on the laptop screen. I save them and sometimes there are great moments and other times, well, they go only as far as being saved. Meanderings & Melancholy is a journey that took some time to put together. The problem was, of all the things written: What fits and what stays on my laptop? The book consists of poetry, essays, and short stories that describe where I am at the present in my life's journey. Poetry is a different side of me, kinder than much of what I write. I found that I have had that side of me for most of my life, but writing poetry makes me feel vulnerable. I believe that poetry is like writing a song that expresses opinion and bares the writer's soul. So, yes, poetry has a beautiful melodic tone that introduces the reader to the heart of the writer. Essays are opinions shared by the writer that can go to extremes, and there will be some that it's too much or too far. But an effective essay makes the reader think. Do you agree with the writer's outlook or verbiage? Or is it all too much for you? Being able to differentiate between the simple facts from an opinion is important. Don't write off someone if you disagree. Try to understand and just move forward with the discussion. Share your opinions with others. The thing about essays is simply to encourage a dialogue. Short Stories are my more creative voice; they help me express the more outlandish and fantastical ideas that keep my brain jittery at night. The lives and events that make it to the reader have gone through iterations and changes. The stories that move forward will at times be challenging to digest and internalize; don't fear good readers, the moments will make for a proper journey for all of you.

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As an individual, Juan has had the great opportunity to be a husband and father. As an artist, Juan Alemán II has been a poet, actor, writer, and producer. He was born in McAllen, Texas, the last of three children. After the divorce of his parents, his Mother and stepfather would move the family to a very small town in East Texas. There he would grow up attending three different schools: San Augustine Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Yes, one small town until he graduated high school! He would attend college on a theater scholarship. But after three different schools, and a complete loss of focus; he would move to Southern California with his best friend. He wanted to give it a chance as an actor. That led to Spring of 1995, when he joined the Army. He was in artillery, and once he arrived at his first duty station he would end up meeting some great friends and working in a fuel squad. He would serve his time state side, traveling from Georgia to Washington State and ending his military time in Central Texas at Fort Hood. Leaving the Army at the end of August 1999, Juan found a new challenge-- finding a job to support himself and his wife. The next decade would be spent working for the Social Security Administration. He would retire in March of 2016. During that time in Central Texas after leaving the Army, he found Temple Civic Theater in 2000. He spent most of the 2000 season acting in several shows. Then he and his wife found out that they would be expecting their first child.Over the years, Juan would work in television and film; he would do voiceover work and even hosted two podcasts (The 80's Hour and The Wrestling Wayback Podcast) over time. The issue finally arose with having problems with learning script. This would lead him stop performing in front of the camera and would open his mind to the possibility of writing. He, initially, felt that he did not have the patience to write a story.

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