Askew Ball: Author's Note

Askew Ball was originally suppose to be written as a short story, but upon meeting Trevor Thomas Murray and getting to know him.  I had talked about this demented little story that turned into a short script that he believed in me enough to submit it to Broom Street Theater during a little contest they were having back in November of 2009.  I came back to this twisted and yet funny tale, because I was mentoring an aspiring writer by telling him that he should write what he wanted to and not because of what everyone else told him to.
Granted Trevor never told me to write this tale in a script format, but upon many discussions with him.  It just felt like it could go both ways as a short story and a short script to be made by my fledgling production company.  In honor to keeping true to what he said to me...about doing what you makes you happy.  When i read it this hilarious tale, it reminded me of a time that underneath all the stress and bullshit that came with the stress I was in.  Writing this tale made me happy because one person believed in me beyond anything and he made me happy.  I never really told him or anyone till now.  But when I wrote Askew Ball in the short script format it was really for him. 
Now I write it because writing makes me happy. 

Irenia Guajardo
~Hellz Writer~

Devil Cat: Author's Note

Devil cat is based on this hilarious story told to me by my aunt. Granted they have no idea in why the cat lost her mind to attack their friend, but in a story that is a fucking twisted tale...I transformed the cat into a Siamese cat.  I had a Siamese cat and man, was that little fucker mean.  Granted kitty was nice to me, but to everyone else...it was an evil fucker.
Granted, like the rest of my stories...it is fucked up.  Yet, this twisted tale does have a happy ending and you can say that I was thinking of Gerry as I wrote the ending.  Yes, to those that know-Gerry, my first serious relationship was the worst thing that could ever happen to me...and yet taught me a lot about myself.  I guess using him as a majority of my male deaths is really therapeutic.
Granted that is all I am going to say on this author's note...lol.  And yes, I'm disturbed and demented



Irenia Guajardo
~Hellz Writer~

Revenge of the Spider: Author's Note

This fucking, sick twisted tale was based on a dream that I had, while working on a script.  I fell asleep at my laptop while my daughter was taking her nap.  I had stayed up for 48-hours straight and was exhausted.  But I somewhere in trying to keep my schedule, I didn't even remember falling asleep.
Of course it was based on actual people that I was renting from.  Which really startled the hell out of me, because it seemed so fucking real and yet it was a dream.  I remember my roommates looking at me with this crazy look as I was just watching them from the couch that I was sitting at.  Finally they asked if I was okay.  Of course I told them, hell no, because that was some realistic dream....except for the Spider having it's revenge.
But I have heard worse shit from friends. Spiders do in fact have taken revenge on people.  So this was a perfect thing.  When I explained my dream to my roommates, they explained about the weird video they took of this spider they killed on video.
Yet, before my dream...I had no knowledge of it.  It was in my dream.  Granted even myself was a bit freaked out by it.  We all went on a spider war path...by buying bug killer and spraying the entire house.  I know I have a fucked up, demented brain...but knowing something that happened in my dream...was strange.  I guess it could be based on an actual event...them killing a big spider on video.
Yet it really does make a nice twisted tale...to share with the world....

Irenia Guajardo
~Hellz Writer~

Hidden Caller: Author's Note

My short story Hidden Caller  was based on some strange events that happened in my strange little apartment.  It was a weird night and after a long, hard day at work...I got a strange series of Restricted/Hidden Caller calls.  It wasn't your normal prank caller, because they had some eerie shit going on in the background.  Joanne was my neighbor and like in my story...we were able to walk over to each other's apartment.
Of course I was suffering severe depression and the doctor I was seeing...was just prescribing me shit that had severe reactions to my system.  So Joanne would make sure...the damn quack didn't kill me. I walked over there and told her about the strange phone calls, she told me to turn off my phone and let it be.  Granted...my mind was already whirring from the shit on the phone mixed with the fucking medication.  I never went back to my bedroom but slept in the living room.
In the story of course it is best to tweak it.  Take a strange event from a bad point in my life and make it fucked up with no happy ending.  Granted, I'm very grateful for every fucked moment that I can turn and twist into a fucked up Twisted Tale that I can share with the world. 

Irenia Guajardo
~Hellz Writer~

Author's Note: The Devil's Hand

Upon finishing this story, I had sent it to my friend,{{and}} apparently his writing mentor/co-writer.  To see what he thought and it was cool to hear him call my writing style a young Clive Barker.  Even though I have read his later works, so I guess that is a good thing...right??  Well anyways.....I wanted to attach the Author's note here for those to read and maybe get a bit of sense to it.
Getting back on the writing horse, has been something a bit terrifying, but I am doing it.  I even think because of Chris, I want to write those writing series, to help slap out the stardust from young aspiring writers eyes.

Author’s Note:

             This short story was based on a nightmare I had, when I was younger.  You can say it was some what based on actual events. My mother, you can say was a very interesting person that gave me a wealth of inspiration.  Even if that meant she actually did wish for the devil to take my soul that night.  In Hispanic customs, it is called a mother’s curse.  My grandmother, {{rest her soul}} did in fact stay watch over me and prayed all night long till I did wake up. This is something I have never forgotten and wanted to share the tale.

But of course as the writer, I changed things up a bit and did not give it a happy ending.  I’m demented that way. 

 The Devil's Hand will be published on Smashwords and offthebookshelf.com at 10pm pst.  $1.99 is what the cost will be, every sale goes to helping support my little princess.

Irenia Guajardo

~Hellz Writer~

Author's Note: Revised

After this strange week that led in to this weekend.....I have decided to alter the Author's Note....I believe it to be more fitting due to the circumstances.  I thought when I put it together that the way it was created was just fine, till I learned some hard to swallow truths.  And now, I think changing it all around.....makes this more fitting and for me more spiritually rewarding.

In completion of this intricate collection of words sewn together to formulate my book of poems it has been an upward journey of the heart and soul.  Not only did I have to dig deep within my own soul to find the true horrors and pleasures of my life, but taking inspiration from others as well as story ideas that I have written down.  Even though I left a margin of these people on my dedication and acknowledgments.  There are others that were not named, but yet they held an impact on my life to guide me on my path to my ultimate destination.

Originally I had this middle segment in my acknowledgments, but it seems that things have changed since the first edition of this book.  I really owe a lot to a special man, in a short amount of time, he captivated both my heart & my soul and never thought in a million years that such a person could ever existed on this planet.  Trevor Thomas Murray, you allowed me to see things in a whole new way and even though some of these poems remind me of you, but written before I met you.  Who knew the inspiration-the muse was really out there and not in my imagination or from another source?  Your faith and drive really kept me going, even though you have left my side, you will always be in my heart. 

It has been a great blessing to share these with my friends and now the world. In each poem there is a different meaning to others, but to be touched by each and feel the journey is the greatest goal attained.

Irenia Guajardo

~Hellz Writer~