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Joseph Rios – Somebody’s Little Brother’s Birthday

Joseph Rios Somebody’s Little Brother’s Birthday For Sara Borjas There’s a Chicanx child of Rocio Durcalcrooning under the light of a PD helicopter and they’ve got the whole hood singing and weeping to the song. Meanwhile, my tio is already drunk and telling my cousins how much he loves them and they’re all hugging and crying like it’s theContinue reading “Joseph Rios – Somebody’s Little Brother’s Birthday”

Monique Quintana – Turpentine is the color of serpent

Monique Quintana Turpentine is the color of serpent             For Sallie Saiz is the color of codices. A girl is born inside a codex. There are pages of a snake pit to tell her the difference between this reptile from the next. There are reptiles with honor and dishonor. She reads that dreams about reptiles meanContinue reading “Monique Quintana – Turpentine is the color of serpent”

Joseph Rios – Field Guide: Calwa, CA

Joseph Rios Field Guide: Calwa, CA In our neighborhood there is a tree that produces bags of Hot Cheetos and Cool Ranch Doritos.In the fall, I rake the empty bags from the rain gutter.  The parked cars are covered in layers of dust. I tell neighbor kids a giant spider came through years ago and trapped these carsContinue reading “Joseph Rios – Field Guide: Calwa, CA”

Monique Quintana – The color of Saturday

Monique Quintana The color of Saturday             For Jackie Huertaz is burned until it dissipates. In the smoke of the valley, a girl stands near the train tracks making animal balloons into lions for sale. She decides to keep them because they call her guide, and they call her advisor. They paw to Banda music. TheyContinue reading “Monique Quintana – The color of Saturday”