The Tales of the Swallows

By Jon E. Cruz

Inside the books, there are my drawings/illustrations. Before my drawings, here is something when did the book started: When I visit Mission San Juan Capistrano, I am taking pictures and exploring around the landmark in Southern California. Suddenly, I saw the swallows are in the mission. I heard some people say for e

• Language: English
• Publisher: EC Publishing LLC
• Release date: Jun 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781970160765

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The book is dedicated to my

Cruz family:

Father Ricardo

Mother Caroline

Brother Joshua

Sister Betzi

Contents

About the author

1 The Lost Hatchling

2 Flying Lesson

3 Fiesta

4 Am I the only one?

5 El Muerto

6 The Swallows

7 Decision

8 Farwell and Reunited

About the author

My name is Jon E. Cruz (Jonathan Enrique Cruz). I was born in Crescent City, California on December 9, 1989. I may not look different, but I am not like other people. In my childhood, I had suffered a disorder called Broca’s Aphasia. Broca’s Aphasia is a stroke that injures the frontal regions of the left hemisphere—the part of the brain that is important for putting words together to form complete sentences—which can give rise to different kinds of language problems. My speech may only include important content words and leave out insignificant words, like the. This is known as telegraphic speech. The person may still be understood, but sentences will not be grammatically correct. In very severe forms of Expressive Aphasia, a person may only speak using single word utterances. Every doctor and clinic tried to find a cure for me, but there was no cure or medicine. There is one medicine I use though, the National Geographic magazine. I could not read