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Paperbacks! & a reading suggestion October 10, 2024 – Posted in: recent

Eyeball deep as I dot “i’s and cross “t”s, revise, revise, make corrections and pretty much do the solitary work of the writer I set out to bea half century ago.  The novel’s working title is ISABEL2121, although (hint) a different title is on the current draft.  As soon as I’m ready to turn in I can post a possible pub date with HarperVia (Harper Collins) that had the faith to invest in this challenging…

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Virtual Writing Workshop 10/16/21 August 17, 2021 – Posted in: workshops

One hour virtual writing workshop with me coming up Oct 16h.  Link below to register. Donations (suggested $25.) benefit Latina 50 Plus.  

Workshop: Count Your Losses:  On Grief and Aging.  

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latina-50-plus-wellness-program-ana-castillo-writing-workshop-tickets-167330410763

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Transactional Chicanx Perspectives on Ana Castillo: a Reader June 19, 2021 – Posted in: recent

The ever widening controversy and heated debates on how to label ourselves in 2021 if we are from countries south of the border or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, or descended from there, if we have inherited genes that cause us to identify more with the legacy of colonizers or of the colonized and once enslaved, or both depending on the day and circumstance, how we look at gender and sexuality…

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La Tolteca 2.0 Issue #7: ¡Qué viva la música! October 2, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

La Tolteca 2.0 #7                October 2, 2020 Bien venidos/as to L/T 2.0 #7.  You don’t have to be a Boomer to check us out, contribute or identify with the creatives–thrivers and survivors of these most unprecedented of times–that we feature.  If you are, however, we are here for you.  In these United States we are in the midst of national elections during a world pandemic.  Climate change has…

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