Twenty-five Cent Stories

I haphazardly stumbled upon this op-ed piece by novelist and UC Riverside creative writing professor Susan Straight about what her decision may be on the eve of a strike at the UC campus. It’s a testimony about teachers and how the teaching of writing has an impact on the underserved. The teaching of writing, she says, is not as frivolous as the other practical trades.

I’m happy that Susan still remembers me all these years, as she points me out in the article. She also gives a nod to her other students and Chicano Chapbook poets–Rigoberto Gonzalez and Michael Jayme-Becerra.

I am proud to be part of LitQuake X next week! I will be part of the Lit Crawl phase 2 on Saturday, Oct 17, from 7:15pm-8:15pm.

LOCATION:Sub/Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission

Emerging & Established Latino Writers

Some have been writing for decades and some for just a few years . . . but all have something to say! Join poets, playwrights, and short story writers at the Sub-Mission Gallery.

Daisy Zamora,  Alejandro Murguía, Jose Vadi, Octavio Solis, John Olivares Espinoza