Emigrating from Mexico to San Diego, sixty-something Osvaldo Reyes intends to find his first love, Joanne Watson, a young writer he met over thirty years ago when she toured his hometown of Oaxaca City. But when Osvaldo’s employer in the United States shuts down due to protests, the clock starts ticking on his visa. He …
The men appear to be outliving the women. They show up now At the funerals With their so-called Friends. Companions. How quick to judge Are the youngest And supposed Most pious. Let her soul rest, They say. It’s only been Six months, They say. He’s never been alone, The others say. He’ll die as soon …
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For years, I tried to read Don Quixote, Revering the Spaniard writer in me, Skimming a thin abridged edition, Sophomoric in World History. Later, greater windmills. Exotic becomes quixotic. The bookmark stops. Again. Dare you go on, Wannabe pícaro? No. Gracias. We underdogs Know the ending anyway, Some will never get their …
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Dear Taco Bell, There are few places a part-time vegetarian of Hispanic origin can get Mexican-type food quickly. McDonald’s rolled out a chicken wrap in a tortilla, but that, of course, contained meat. Burger King, Wendy’s, and Arby’s? Not a single item that appeals to the brown in me. Now, Carl’s Jr I have to …
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A collection of literary magazine’s I’ve invented in my head…. Curio Algorithm The Hidalgo Review Yonderlandia Stopped Clock Medusa’s Mirror The Local Body of Water Press White People Problems
We’ve all been there: staring at a blank canvas, that perfect first line taunting you. Sometimes the entire story spills into your head. You see it all play out before you. It’s going to be marvelous. Then the words come. And this is what you get. False starts. Doomed beginnings. ========================= Traces of fat …
Baby name trend expert Nameberry* and the efficient record-keeping, lovable government office the U.S. Census* have released a rare preview of the top baby girl names for 2015. Names based on nouns, adjectives, or poorly crafted adverbs: 1. Birmingham 2. Talbot 3. Roget 4. Coriander 5. Story 6. Peril 7. Bevel 8. South 9. …
You might be at a writer’s conference if: 1. You see tremendous metaphor opportunity in the old swing set with no swings on the beach outside your hotel room. 2. At lunch, everyone at the table says, at least once, something about, “my novel.” 3. You brought your own books to read of which you …
