Miguel Antonio Ortiz – författare

King of Swords explores the concept of free will and illustrates the projection of Jungian archetypes. The story depicts the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who witnessed the events of the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico.The war and its consequences are graphically described, but the focus of the narrative is the personal lives of the lovers, whose attempt to remain observers is shattered by impulses beyond their control.

At Fortunoff's is a collection of short stories focused on the life of New Yorkers in the second half of the Twentieth Century. The conflict between the impulse to fall in love and the necessity of dealing with the practical needs of everyday life is explored with an intensity that makes the reader both apprehensive and fulfilled. From the first story, a snapshot of a relationship between a young woman and an older coworker, to the last, an exploration of how a frontline soldier deals with the irrationality of war, the subtleties of the relationship between men and women are closely explored.