This time I’m going to make a review from a short tale made by my friend Rafael Hernández Mercado for the Fanzine ‘La Aldea de las Letras’ Vol. 2 (April 2026).

Story time y’all!

Here’s me again, now I’m going to be a lot more steady over the fact that I own this blog. So…

So, I’ve just read the book How to Talk to Anyone: Improve Social Skills, Gain Self-Confidence, and Boost Your Charisma to Instantly Connect With Anyone (for those who know me, yes I’m aware i talk too much already). I have to say it’s not about talk for the sake of it but to make meaningful small talk that can lead to conversations and eventually to have better relationships with people.

Trying to do this ‘by the book’ seems quite awkward but let’s improvise a bit…