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A Long-Awaited Acceptance

I am overjoyed at being able to announce the acceptance of one of my favorite stories, "How Juan Bobo Got to los Nueba Yores" to the Latinx Archive. I remember hearing Juan Bobo stories at my late grandfather's knee in his marquesina. He interspersed the Juan Bobo stories with his own memories of his childhood living in the mountains of Aibonito. I learned from him the fact that if you lived in rural Aibonito, you didn't wear your shoes to come down the mountain on your way to school. You slung them around your neck by their laces and walked barefoot to school. You could always wash mud off your feet at the pump in the schoolyard, but it wasn't so easy to do the same with your shoes. My grandfather's stories were so vivid, they stayed with me and meshed with his own experiences. This is what inspired writing...

July 23, 2018
Fantasy, Latino, Writing

Short Update: Named as a New Writer at Tor.com!

I was thrilled to find out I was included in a list of "new" writers over at Tor.com. I was in good company, including many of my colleagues on the writer's forum, Codex, as well as Sherri Cook Woosley, one of my fellow writers in our local group. She also has an exciting novel due to come out in September of this year! Being mentioned in an article in one of the largest publishers of speculative fiction made me realize, though, that I hadn't collected previous mentions of my work. I have since corrected that oversight and included a new page, titled "Press & Reviews" with links to any reviews on the Web. That's everything I wanted to discuss this week. See you all next time!...

June 18, 2018
Latino, Writing
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The Politics of Disaster

This is a follow-up on my Hurricane Maria post. In recent days, a study conducted by a research team from Harvard University made plain what most people already knew: the death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria was higher than the official tally of 64. Much higher. The study found the death toll could be 4.645 dead in the aftermath of the hurricane, as light, water and cellular services were interrupted in the wake of the storm. Thankfully, my partner and I were able to get most of my family off the island, and they--as many other Puerto Ricans--have decided to stay, leaving their lives there behind. In that respect, we have been very fortunate. My family was able to avoid the uncertainties of, say, Puerto Ricans granted vouchers to stay in hotels and motels in Florida and Connecticut. Overall, my family has been very fortunate, compared to many other Puerto Ricans. Why...

June 11, 2018
Latino
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Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria

I have friends and family in Puerto Rico. This is going to be an angry post, and it's going to cover some ugly truths about US politics as it pertains to Puerto Rico. If you think that staying silent in the face of injustice is patriotic, this post isn't for you. I'm writing this post because my family, my friends are struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. I'm writing this post because after the hurricane hit, 80% of the island is without power, and many municipalities have had to evacuate because infrastructure like dams have reached critical failures. I'm writing this post because Puerto Rico is without any communication to the outside world. They are currently on their own. I had sporadic communication with my sister, who weathered the hurricane with no major losses, but unless she and millions of others on the island get emergency aid fucking expedited to the island, they're all...

September 25, 2017
Latino

“Choices, In Sequential Order” is Live at Digital Science Fiction, and My First Narration is at Strange Horizons

I was made aware my story, "Choices, In Sequential Order" is now live at Digital Science Fiction's "QuickFic" page. Head on over to read it again, and if you subscribe to their mailing list, you get some free stuff and discounts! Also, as a result of Strange Horizon's successful fund drive last month, this month they are presenting several stories which first appeared in Spanish, translated. I was chosen to help narrate Susan Vallejo's "Gracia" in Spanish. The story is up in written form in both English and Spanish. This type of project is very exciting, and I hope to see more like it in the future!...

November 1, 2016
Latino, Science Fiction