Clik here to view.
Macondo Public Reading
Please join us this Friday, July 25, from 7:00-9:00pm, at the historic Guadalupe theater in San Antonio Texas for a FREE PUBLIC READING by notable "MACONDISTAS" (a group of socially engaged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicanonautica: The Sun Still Also Rises
by Ernest HoganStuck in Phoenix for another sizzling July, I’m glad I can retreat into the air-conditioning and get on SanFermin.com for vicarious enjoyment the Fiesta de San Fermín (better know as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: The City of Palaces. New Books. Chicago Pics. A Random Thought.
Review: The City of Palaces by Michael NavaThe City of PalacesMichael NavaTerrace Books, University of Wisconsin Press, 2014Michael Nava published his first novel, The Little Death, in 1986. That...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Latino book for kids, about bullying
U.S. readers definitely need more and more diverse books. Especially for children, both Anglo and the marginalized children of color. A bilingual book by Kat Aragon, published last month, relates to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here & Now: A Tribute to tatiana de la tierra in El Sereno
Olga Garcia Echeverriatatiana selfie entre coffee beans en Colombiael pecado original es olvidar que somos diosas --tatiana de la tierra, "Sabidurias"July 31st marks the 2nd-year anniversary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trigueña: novela de ficción histórica en la frontera
Novela de ficción histórica en la frontera Trigueña por Juana Moriel-PayneReseñada por Xánath CarazaTrigueña(Instituto chihuahuense de la cultura, 2013) de Juana Moriel-Payne es una novela histórica...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dreaming in Chicano. Writer Resource.
On this side of the curtain Michael SedanoFor the past three weeks my home has been a hospital bed in a room shut off by a blue-green curtain from the other rooms in the surgical ward. All day and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
¡El Cucuy!
Review by Ariadna SánchezThe Bogeyman is one of the most iconic figures in the Latin culture. In addition, La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) and El Chupacabras are folkloric characters that seduce old and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tren bala hacia la gran urbe
Los árboles me pasan de largobrazos alargados diciendo adiósamiga, regresa prontoCorre un lago sereno sin derramaruna gota de su cargacristalinaPasan vacas lecheras dejándoles de regalo sus manchas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beyond Boundaries: Networking and Workshopping in Lake Como, Italy, Part I
Guest post by Thelma T. ReynaI was invited by one of my publishers to attend a national/international conference they co-sponsored at Lake Como last month. This “Abroad Writers Conference” (AWC) was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Diabetes on Madison Avenue, in New York, and Becoming a Xicana Foodie Activist
Her reply was immediate. “It’s like pulling teeth sometimes,” Diabetes educator and nutritionist, Celia Chu-Diep said. I had just asked her how difficult it is for Diabetes patients to follow at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bar 107
A short story by Daniel A. Olivas If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been these last three years, let me just tell you right now that you can find me at Bar 107 in downtown on 4thStreet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beyond Boundaries Part II. Ten On the 5th of the 8th: On-line Floricanto
Beyond Boundaries: Networking and Workshopping in Lake Como, Italy, Part IIGuest post by Thelma T. Reyna.Here's a link to Part I of Thelma's Guest post on Melinda Palacio's Friday column. That column...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Macondo Writers Workshop Reading
From LatinoStories YouTube ChannelThe Macondo workshops started in 1995 at the kitchen table of the poet and writer Sandra Cisneros in San Antonio. These yearly workshops aimed to bring together a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicanonautica: How I Became One of the Most Successful Chicano Writers of My...
by Ernest HoganA while back, the subject of why there aren’t more Latino science fiction/speculative ficton/fantasy writers came up, and I don’t think we found a clear reason. It’s probably the same...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fear & Laughing in Las Vegas
Manuel RamosThe International Latino Book Awards were announced in Las Vegas, NV, on June 28. At first glance the choice of Sin City for a literary event seems, uh, awkward? But the ILBA folks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writing opps. Lit contest. News. No book reviews.
Given the less-than-raving responses, from some of our audience, to my "review" of a book a couple of weeks ago, today I only provide information that comes from others.But I'll be back with more,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Possibilities of Mud: The Poetry of Joe Jiménez
Olga García EcheverríaThe first time I remember reading poetry was in the 7th grade. "The Raven,""Stopping By Woods," and "The Road Not Taken." I cannot say that I completely understood these poems or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poet in New Mexico, Levi Romero
Xanath Caraza “…that year I had risen out of the ranks of the “D-group” studentsthe ones bound for prison and/or a life lived and terminated before the age of thirtythe ones who spoke the Spanish of...
View Article