It snuck up on me again, the time of year I like to call the Holidaze. It gets crazy, not just with all them holidays, but my personal birthday/anniversary logjam, the bizarre tendency of my career to wake up and demand attention while I’m trying to wrangle my way through our society’s obligations. I usually end up dazed at least.
I recently was on a Zoom panel to promote the upcoming
Chicanofuturism Now anthology. It will feature a "A Wild and Wooly Road Trip on Mars” in which Paco Cohen, interplanetary migrant mariachi, returns. Expect more acts of shameless self-promotion soon.
Soon (actually, the day before this goes online . . .) I’ll be Zooming again, presenting my ancient wisdom at a writing workshop at the Latin@ Futurity class being taught at the University of Chicago. My story, “Uno! Dos! One-Two! Tres! Cuatro!” has been assigned, so I’ll tell them how and why I did it.
You can read it in Guerrilla Mural of a Siren’s Song: 15 Gonzo Science Fiction Stories.
Speaking about my latest book, it got more social media attention, this time, in a “reel” on Instagram from Claudia Bolaños. Like Alli Dubin, she’s impressed by “Flying Under the Texas Radar with Paco and Los Freetails.”
Also, I’m happy to say that Somos en escrito’s Extra Fiction Contest will be happening this year, and yes, I’ll be picking the winners. And the deadline has been extended to November 31st. So, raza writers, if you have a story that you think will blow my mind, send away! I’m going to need some stimulating reading.
I’m gonna be busy. Now, if only I can get some kind of news on my new novel . . .
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