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Translator’s Note for 'Corta la piel'
Translator’s Note for Corta la piel.by Sandra Kingery Los traductoresXánath Caraza’s Corta la piel (FlowerSong Press, 2020) is a very powerful piece of writing. These 62 interconnected short prose...
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Aboard the Way-Back Machine: 2014. Lowriting. Gluten-free Torta.
La Bloga takes a look back at March 4, 2014, retrieving a pair of features including The Gluten-free Chicano's meatless torta, an egg dish not a sandwich, and Michael Sedano's review of a collection...
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Los Bloguitos en el mes de marzo
Los Bloguitos es ahora un sitio de búsqueda para niños y niñas que hablan y leen español. Encontrarás cuentos, poesías, adivinanzas, dibujos y mucho más.En el mes de marzo encontrarás aportes sobre...
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Seduced by a Spy (A Short Story inspired by real world events)
The writer's work room Grisela Mariposa agreed to join me on a visit to Hemingway’s home, on one condition: that we...
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Corona Virus: Not for the faint-hearted or Germaphobes
Melinda PalacioCarefree in the Big EasyThis year, I decided to sit out the big writers love fest that is AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs), a conference for writers and academic...
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Chicano Literary Classics: Barrio On The Edge
Review: Alejandro Morales. Barrio On The Edge. Caras Viejas Y Vino Nuevo. Tempe AZ: Bilingual Press Editorial Bilingüe, 1998. Michael SedanoToday’s La Bloga-Tuesday column resumes a literary...
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THE TACO MAGICIAN AND OTHER POEMS FOR KIDS / EL MAGO DE LOS TACOS Y OTROS...
By Diane Gonzales BertrandISBN-13: 978-1-55885-891-6Format: Trade PaperbackAges: 8-12Pages: 112Imprint: Piñata Books“When our father cooks, tacos become magic tricks,” Diane Gonzales Bertrand writes in...
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Chicanonautica: Yellow Hair in Racist Adventureland
by Ernest HoganI needed a break from all the raging politics. Some silly entertainment from my YouTube watchlist. Comes in handy in times like this.There was this thing called Yellow Hair and the...
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The Lure and Frustration of the Plastic Model Kit
WIP - '47 Chevy interiorWhen I was a teenager, I discovered model kits. Although thought of as toys, they were intricate and detailed scale models of airplanes, movie monsters, war machines, ships,...
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Entrevista a Gislain Arnaud Essome Lele por Xánath Caraza
Entrevista a Gislain Arnaud Essome Lele por Xánath Caraza1. ¿Quién es Gislain Arnaud Essome Lele? Soy docente de español, investigador y poeta en cierne, apasionado por la lectura, la escritura y...
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Reading in time of plague and social isolation
Reading in plague-timeMichael SedanoWhat’s that Japanese word for book-hoarding? How many to-be-read stacks of books do you have, or is it one wobbly stack? Many of us cherish thoughts of tackling a...
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Activities to do at home with our children
Thousands of children are staying at home around the world due to Coronavirus. I am posting some activities that you can do at home with your niños and niñas.If you want to read children’s books on...
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Streets of San Cristobal
San Juan Chamula, Opening Day of the FiestaNote: During these days of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear, I decided to...
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Covid-19, the Proverbial Sh*T Hits the Fan
Melinda PalacioThis is my second post on Covid 19. Two weeks ago, I was in New Orleans, people were still going about their business and keeping up with their social lives. I went to a concert at an...
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Walking the Neighborhood in the Time of COVID-19
The author on his new daily walks.I hope this blog post finds you and your family well. We know that these are frightening times, and as our contact with the outside world shrinks so that we may...
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Empty Libraries, Saving the World
Where COVID-19 Lurks, Little Free Libraries EmptyMichael SedanoThis is why I avoid shoulda-woulda-coulda yearnings that tend to lapse into morose self-pity. I could drive to the public library, see if...
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Second Week: Activities to do at home with our children
Audible, an Amazon CompanyFor as long as schools are closed audible is free. Children everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different...
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Chicanonautica: Our Myths Recovered
by Ernest HoganI meant to read David Bowles'Feathered Serpent/Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexicomuch sooner, but I'm a writer, so I live under a mound of books that grows larger all the time. Also, the...
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Back to Books
Presenting a short list of new or upcoming books. Nothing here about pandemics, quarantines, or social distancing. What can I say that you haven't already heard or read? In any event, who couldn't...
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'Metztli' Edición bilingüe
Metztli Edición bilingüe by Xánath Caraza (Capitulo Siete; Coacalco de Berriozábal, Estado de México, 2018) Translation by Sandra Kingery and Kaitlyn HippleReview by Donna SnyderIn Aztec mythology,...
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