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X, “an insidious blurring of hereditary and cultural roots.”
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine To x or not to x, that is the question to askMore and more I’ve begun to see the use of the letter “X” in otherwise lucid and proper...
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When poetry and science are one creative act
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazinePoet’s Lips with Fire © 2017 by María DeGuzmánThe Imaginative Engagement of Latina/o Writing with the History and Practice of ScienceBy María...
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Felices fiestas!
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineNochebuena in Old Ybor City By Richard DipietraGrowing up in Ybor City, the celebration of Christmas Eve, Nochebuena, was the highlight of the year....
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A primer on writing the novel and short story
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineThe Art and Practice of Mexican American and Chicano FictionBy Felipe de Ortego y GascaThe English Dictionary defines “fiction” as “the act of...
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Are genetic testing companies undermining Chicano identity?
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineClick on map to enlargeMap of Editor's ancestors' migrations; brown line shows their crossing the Bering Strait ca 15,000 years ago. Line labelled...
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Meet Cha-Cha, Xolo and El Xolomobile
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineINTO THE HEART OF THE NEAR FUTURE BARRIOExcerpt from Five to the Future: All New Novelettes of Tomorrow and BeyondBy Ernest Hogan With a review by...
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"We share a common moral commitment."
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineCourtesy of Casey MichelCOMMENTARYLiving in the Shadow of Deportation: A Case for “Dreamers”By: Ricardo InzunzaThe nation is currently engaged in a...
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Poems from Beyond Time
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineSketch by Sami StromPoems in War and LoveBy David VelaArchangelYou deployed six times, I count them as suchNever mind the lingo and the requirements...
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Be our Valentine!
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“a calming magnificence…”
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineOn the road from Valparaíso to Santiago Two Excerpts from Gone To War, a collection of poetryBy Gonzalo Adolfo the pull of the road The...
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Memento of a life in porcelain
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Illustration by Daniel LunaDeath and ElephantsBy Cristina M. LunaElena held the blue porcelain elephant in her right hand. With her fingers, she...
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"My backyard is a fence..."
El Rinconcito de Somos en escritoA portion of the U.S.-Mexico Border WallThe Fence By Bianca PazIn my backyard is a fence, It divides mothers from children,It divides the collective art form of...
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X does not mark the spot – Part II
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Three related commentaries by a contributor follow.Discourse on the issue of finding a mutually acceptable label for all peoples of...
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All Must Be Broken Before It Is Made Whole
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Fragments of Tales and the Bonemeal of HumankindTwo excerpts from Feathered Serpent Dark Heart Of Sky Myths of MexicoBy David Bowles...
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An Abuela's Love
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Birthday CardsBy Sofia ResendizAfter two full days of driving, I can finally see the sign.BIENVENIDOS A EL NIDO, GTOAs we drive into my dad’s...
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Overcoming the harsh lessons of youth
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineRinconcitois a special “little corner” in Somos en escrito for short writings: single poems, short stories, memoirs, flash fiction and the...
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Triple your Donation to Latino Literature As You Shop
Help Us Advance U.S. Latino LiteratureDear Readers,Each time you read a feature in Somos en escrito, keep in mind how important it is to have an up-to-date and handy source of Chicano and Latino...
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The struggle to remember and to preserve our collective historical memory
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Cover art, "Nopal and Colibre," by Sergio Hernandez BEWARE! The“concerted actofforgetting”Excerpt from...
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