Hello! That’s me in the photo, Eduardo Ortega González, and I’m delighted you’ve made it here. Let me share a bit about who I am and my passion for creation and memory.
Literary Journey
I was born on February 12, 1995, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. I’ve been writing since the age of sixteen, and ten years later, in 2021, I published my first novel, La Sombra del Ministerio: La Captura, followed by a poetry collection, Memorias e impresiones, the following year. That same year, I was honored to be named the winner of the First Microamicro Poetry Contest and received an Honorable Mention in the Second International Contest with the Julia Stanza.
In 2024, I finished my first literary project in Interlingua, Le Silva Magic, where the conworld Axanèth and the conlang Bhrenaynòm are introduced.
Memory
In 2020, with the infamous lockdown, I started working with some powerful mnemonic devices and managed to memorize more than 3000 digits of pi and more than 3600 of e.
In January of 2025, after five months away from memory, I decided to participate in the French Open Memory Championship, which took place in Paris. There, after six weeks of training, I was able to break five different national records. Four in individual disciplines (in the disciplines of 10 min cards, 5 min binary, 5 min words, and 5 min images) and one in the overall score in a national format.
Half a year later, I participated in an international championship for the first time, that of Paderborn, Germany. There I broke six national records. Five in individual disciplines (I broke my own record in 5 min Images, raising it to 180, and added those of 30 min cards, 15 min names and faces, 15 min words, and 5 min numbers) and the maximum overall score in an international format.
Another six months later, once again in Paris, I broke another national record—this time one of my own: the Five-Minute Words discipline. I improved it by more than fifty percent, raising the score from 53 to 80.
Just one month later, I made my debut in a MemoryLeague competition, where I set four national records: Names (27), International Names (19), Numbers (44.17), and Words (39), the latter shared with Daniel Rodríguez.
Beyond the Pen and Memory
In addition to writing, I enjoy long walks, studying languages, and playing chess.
My interest in music and YouTube is also a part of my life. In 2023, I began my journey on YouTube by creating a channel about culture and languages in various tongues, which later evolved into a content creation channel in Interlingua. On this channel, you can find several original songs—composed and produced by me—primarily in Interlingua. But not only: here’s a love song in English published for Valentine’s Day 2024.
Education and Linguistic Exploration
I graduated as a Hispanic Philologist from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (or, as we students and alumni call it, la uelepegesé). I speak six languages: Spanish, English, Interlingua, Italian, Portuguese, and French.
Later, I enhanced my education by earning a TEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign Language) certificate. Additionally, I expanded my knowledge by completing a neurobiology course at the University of Chicago.
My fascination with linguistics and literature led me to create my own fictional language, Bhrenaynòm.
Future Projects
I am currently training to represent Spain in the World Memory Chapionships that will take place in Bali, Indonesia.
I hope this brief introduction has sparked your curiosity. Join me on this creative journey! See you around!
