Gringo Go Home—essay

For your reading pleasure on this Friday night, my essay "Gringo Go Home," about my trip to la matria, the motherland, of Puerto Rico, up now at Apocalypse Confidential! 

https://apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/11/07/gringo-go-home/

I originally included a Works Cited, which I think rightly the editors thought took away from the ending, but, if interested, here it is:

Works Cited

Cardona, Cezanne. Levittown mon amour. Ediciones Callejón. 2018.

Franco, Jorge. Rosario Tijeras. Alfaguara. 1999.

“Jazz Bass icon Rufus Reid dropping knowledge.” SFConservMusic. YouTube.com/shorts. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DJHMLsYv2Wg

“N. Paganini Moses Fantasy.” Jing Yun Wang. YouTube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tsaS_rO_fA

Pastori, Niña. Entre Dos Puertos. Sony Music Entertainment España. 1995.

“Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini.” Bozo Paradzik & Students. YouTube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIIO408ats

Quinones, Arcadio Díaz. ‘El arte de bregar.’ El arte de bregar. Editorial. España. 2000.

Toro, Ana Teresa. Palabras para un flamboyán. Libros 787. 2024.

Vasquez, Juan Gabriel. La traducción del mundo: Las conferencias Widenfeld 2022. Alfaguara. 2024.

 

Boricua en la Luna recibida!

Got my contributor's copy of Boricua en la Luna! I have a small piece, "Puerto Rico in the late 60s." I'm honored to be included.

"A collection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art by Puerto Rican authors on history, family, and the effects of Hurricane Maria. Proceeds from the book benefit hurricane relief on the island"

Order here.

Boricua en la Luna anthology now out!

I am honored to be in the Boricua en la Luna anthology:

"A collection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art by Puerto Rican authors on history, family, and the effects of Hurricane Maria. Proceeds from the book benefit hurricane relief on the island."

Available in paperback and pdf. Order your copy here!

Speaking At A Time by Amelia Díaz Ettinger

My review of Amelia Díaz Ettinger's Speaking At A Time, now up at ENTROPY:

Oh to be in Puerto Rico!—poem

My poem "Oh to be in Puerto Rico!" now up at Camel Saloon: