I own this moment No deceiving man No fidget tinkering around my legs No monsters from the past. At La Palabra The voices rise softly Between drinks and tacos Celebrating the work of Inspiring women. Two new books are born. At La Monarca Bakery on 59 The smell of sugar and butter Caress…
Chiwan Choi’s The Yellow House (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2017) embraces us like a sad song for what is lost and left behind. The image of the Yellow House seems at times to represent the emotional weight of nostalgia, and at times the madness we inhabit, the place between here and there, between then and now,…
Publishing is a great enterprise. The big companies have entire editorial teams with specific role descriptions for copyrighters and proofreaders. Administrative assistants pay fees and register titles and buy ISBNs. Graphic designers take care of cover and formatting. The writer writes. Self-publishing a book is a great enterprise. It takes a great deal of organization…