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Miguel (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character created by author Mima. Check out this blog that is from his point of view.  To learn more about this series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com .  My family was poor during the early years of my life. For this reason, I often felt like an animal trapped in a cage, full of energy, craving excitement but limited to the small world that my  Papá  had created. I knew I wanted more. I needed more, but as a child, what could I do? It was the day that my cousin drove up on a dirtbike that something changed inside me. I was 12 years old, and everything about it was exciting; the sound, the speed, the power! I begged him to teach me how to drive, and he avoided the question, briefly explaining how his beautiful new toy worked and inviting me for a ride.  He didn't have to ask twice. We drove away from the house slowly,  mama  glancing out of the window with a scowl on her face. My younger brother Miguel crouched in the doorway as if unsure of what to t

Diego (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character created by author Mima. To learn more about this series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com . This blog is written in the voice of the character Jorge Hernandez.  You may recall that in my  first post , I mentioned my company. This is a company that I formed with my long-time friend and  hermano,  Diego Silva. Not to be mistaken, we are not related through blood. This does not matter. Our true family is those we choose throughout life. These are the people who prove loyalty and are there for us when needed. Diego has been this for me. Like myself, Diego has little connection to his own family. His parents are still in Colombia, his home country, while his sister Jolene is also in Canada. His relationship with his sister, it has its ups and downs. But in the end, you can tell there is a deep connection that keeps them close. As much as I have been tempted to remove Jolene from our lives, it is always clear that this would cause a strain with Diego that

Paige (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character created by author Mima. This blog is in his voice. To learn more about this series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com .  Ah! Paige! Beautiful Paige. Mi Amor! 🌸 I met my wife at a late age. I was a man in my forties who had no intention of ever marrying. But life, it can be full of surprises. Never say never; that is what they say, no? It was perhaps the best night of my life. Although, in honesty, it did start a bit precariously? Is that the word? Unstable? You must excuse me, my English, it is good but not the best. Do I believe in love at first sight? I believe that was what you might call an instantaneous reaction to the moment. Perhaps not in a fairy tale sort of way, but you know, we are not that kind of people. There is an almost indescribable moment. It is like an electrical current going through every inch of your body. From the top of your head to the tip of your toes. It's fast. It does not stick around for long, but when you feel

Maria (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character in the Hernandez series. To learn more about this series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com . This blog is from his viewpoint. If you read my first blog  post , you will know that I have an 11-year-old daughter named Maria. She is what has changed me from being an uncaring, heartless monster to the man I am today. Although some may say that I am still not perfect, I would have to argue that perfection is not the point. I believe that we can do a little better each day, and with my daughter in my life, this has encouraged me to step up as a man. She is my heart. Nothing and no one could've made me see the world through such a different set of eyes before my daughter. Until her birth, I had no interest in doing anything but being the most powerful man in Mexico. I had something to prove, and some would say I was successful. However, it was an empty victory, as are many goals centered on status. In your mind, you feel it is everything. In your hea

Introducing Jorge Hernandez (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character created by author Mima. To learn more about the Hernandez series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com . This blog is in his voice.  Life is beautiful; this is what I tell my  daughter  all the time. Even when things are not so good, they usually aren't so bad either. But you know, it does not matter because, in the end, we must solve each problem, deal with the realities it creates and move forward. There is no need to stand around waiting, hoping, dreaming when there is work to be done. http://mimaonfire.com/my-books/ My name is Jorge Hernandez, and I must apologize right now because sometimes, my English is not so good, but it is my second language, you must understand. I'm originally from Mexico, and up until I met my wife  Paige , I never thought I would leave. I spent much time in America over the years and some in Canada, but it never occurred to me that I would one day live in the city of Toronto. However, it is in this city that I