Crow Chronicles
We’ve lived on Wyandot Street in North Denver for thirty-eight years. During that time, the street has had a mixed and culturally diverse population – Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Italians, for the most...
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Icess Fernandez Rojas is crushing itIcess Fernandez Rojas is an educator, writer, podcaster, and a former journalist. She is a graduate of Goddard College's MFA program. Her work has been...
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Huayna Picchupor Xánath CarazaEsa mañana, hace ya diez años, tenía planeado llegar hasta Machu Picchu y así lo hice. Salí de Cusco, la bella, como yo le puse, aunque en realidad significa el ombligo...
View ArticleFar Out Trip on Interstate 10
ROAD TRIP: SOMEWHERE IN ARIZONAMichael SedanoMarvin Hendrickson sits up suddenly alert. “Red” is about to call it a night and deadhead back to H.Q. when the open road materializes into a dark...
View ArticleCinco Puntos Press Art Auction and ALA Awards
https://cincopuntos.com/art-auction/ From Cinco Puntos Press: Cinco Puntos Press Art Auction: Chicanx Artists, Fronterizx RootsCinco Puntos feels deeply privileged to be offering paintings and prints...
View ArticleStory: A Rosary for Everett
I make sure the rosary is in the glove compartment, and I drive through the West L.A. Veterans Administration and...
View ArticleMana a Mano: Pandemic Baking
Melinda PalacioSourdough Olive LoafI have joined the pandemic sourdough brigade, the group of people who choose to bake their own bread. Only weeks ago, I didn't really eat bread due to Steve following...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Ethnic Studies
By Dr. Álvaro HuertaDear Governor Gavin Newsom:As one of the few tenured Latina/o faculty members at the California State University (CSU)—the largest public university system in the country—I’m...
View ArticleGallery: Fauna: Coyote, Fire & Fantastic Flora Fotos
Chicano Photography Foto Gallery by Michael Sedano.(click on foto to see large size slide show)Fauna • Animal LifeUrban CoyoteThis beast and his familia live in the neighborhood. Residents do not alarm...
View ArticlePura Belpré Celebración 2020
The Pura Belpré Celebración took place on Sunday, June 28th, 2020, at the virtual ALA Book Award Celebration. Here is the video of la celebración. ¡Felicidades a todos!
View ArticleChicanonautica: José Torres-Tama, Part Two: Getting on the Taco Truck
by Ernest HoganLast time, in trying to define “sci-fi Latino noir,” things got audiovisual/multimedia. Latino Lit reaching out into new frontiers. José Torres-Tama has been busy with this kind of...
View ArticleRudolfo Anaya
His wife, in a rainbowed flowing gown, stepped out of golden sunlit clouds and reclined on the bed.Come, she beckoned. It’s time to rest.Yes, he said, smiling, exhaling a breath of satisfaction,...
View Article¿Cuántas vidas? / How Many Lives / Πόσες ζωές; / Quante Vite? by Xánath Caraza
¿Cuántas vidas? / How Many Lives / Πόσες ζωές; / QuanteVite?Xánath Caraza“¿Cuántas vidas?” is a poem originally written in Spanish by Xánath Caraza, included in her poetry collection, Lágrima...
View ArticleChicanonautica: José Torres-Tama, Part Two: Getting on the Taco Truck
by Ernest HoganLast time, in trying to define “sci-fi Latino noir,” things got audiovisual/multimedia. Latino Lit reaching out into new frontiers. José Torres-Tama has been busy with this kind of...
View ArticleHollyhocks: Rudy Anaya QEPD
Pat Mora, Jesus Treviño, Michael Sedano Remember RudyA Tribute to Rudolfo Anaya:Corina Martinez Chaudhry, CEO TheLatinoAuthor.comIt’s June 28, 2020, 9:45 Sunday morning. I pull up my newsfeed....
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To subscribe to dos tomatillos visit,https://dostomatillos.comJoin dos tomatillos exclusive book club for kids featuring Spanish-language books for all levels!! Dos tomatillos books are perfect for...
View ArticleNatural Causes
The Rocks, today She saw her nephew coming up the street towards her house. She ran inside and closed the door, thinking...
View ArticleDriving to a Pandemic, Wish it Were a Pachanga, a Picnic Would Do, July 2020
Melinda PalacioRoad trips during Covid 19 The Grey GooseLockdown is pretty much the same wherever you go. After four months of being on lockdown in California, Steve and I decided it was time to travel...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons Why Trump Will Lose Bigly in 2020
By Dr. Álvaro HuertaTen: In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, former VP Joe Biden holds a wide lead in key battleground states against President Donald J. Trump or the “Hustler-in-Chief.”...
View ArticleEarly Morning Light, or None At All
Yesterday • Today • TomorrowMichael SedanoPhotography really doesn't say its full name. φωτός, photos, light. γράφω, grapho, I draw. I draw with light, I photograph. And there’s time. I draw with light...
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