For the first time in history, a high school student wins the poster contest for this year's 38th Annual Tejano Con… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago
Melinda PalacioI understand your stage fright, but not my own. This newfound rack of nerves is something I am owning up to in order to squash my fear. As a writer, reading my work in publish has always been a breeze. I write the stuff and reading it aloud to others is fairly easy, even when my middle-aged eyes fail me and I have trouble seeing the words when […]
by Daniel CanoJanuary 21, Lima, PeruSmooth flight from LAX to Lima on LATAM airlines. Professor Brandon (as the Peruvians call him), colleague, anthropology professor and trip coordinator, at airport to greet me. My flight arrived at 11:30 PM. The rest of our group coming […]
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.2019 Medal WinnerMerci Suárez Changes Gears, written by Meg Medi […]
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineEl autor y sus dos hermanas, (I a D) Ana, 6, Paula, 2, y Moisés (4) en el patio de la casa en Santa Filomena, Chile, circa 1986.A Social Media Post:On Being Asian Latino (Or, On Becoming Gringo)By Moisés Park Today. I was both an alien y un gringo.Hoy fue mi último día como alien en […]
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazinePresident Jimmy Carter congratulates Armando Rodriguez, whom he appointed to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionin 1978. Armando's wife of 71 years, Beatriz, was at his side.My tocayo, Armando Rodriguez, probably got to know and serve under more U.S. presidents in his lifetime than any […]
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineRinconcitois a special little corner in Somos en escrito for short writings: single poems, short stories, memoirs, and the like.the body is as solid as the thought that holds it in placeby Carlos Schröder# 4this was the love of perfect formthe verb the nerve the web collidingensuring the demise of musclesti […]