Last Call is a collection of short stories, essays, and poems that I have written over the years. The short stories range from semi-autobiographical to fiction, and the essays are episodes from my life experiences as well as personal views on politics, spirituality, pop culture, philosophy, and the human condition. It is available at https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Collection-Stories-Essays-ebook/dp/B09Q2JNYWS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N7F849OY53M9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yOQUzITH98lvFSnbV0KSlw.bjZPXH1fHzvokVd_UwnC9WE01dKHl_l0pyBiXJ5Y9OM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Gabriel+Reyes+Benavides+Last+Call&qid=1784574435&sprefix=gabriel+reyes+benavides+last+call%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1

The contents include:

SHORT STORIES

A Night at The Metropol

Doña Lupita

Marina and Madonna: My Drag Night Fantasy

Marina’s Way: A Cyber Novela

Mary of Hell’s Kitchen

My Crucifixion, My Resurrection

My Date with Maria Felix

Shady Lady

Work Study

 

ESSAYS

15 False Beliefs That Are Ruining Your Life

America’s Day of Disgust

America’s Love Affair with Gangsters

Dancing in Oklahoma!

JLo, Banderas & Me

Letter to my Childhood Self

Living on the Edge of Time

My Body is My Temple

My Journey Back to Health

My Unexpected Homecoming at Church

My Year of Living Dangerously

 

POEMS

A Fork in the Road

Blue

Celos

Despair

Existential Existence

Here, We Are All One

Hippie Hollow

I Had Eight Elephants

Michael

Northeast Corridor

Rondas

Summer Nights

The First Night

Your Love

Poem for Bill