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From “Gesture with Both Hands Tied”by Marcelo Hernandez CastilloI’m going to open the borders of my hungerand call it a parade.But I’m lying if I said I was hungry. I read Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s memoir, Children of the Land, earlier this year for class. Even had my professor hadn’t told us that Marcelo was a…
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I write fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a graduate certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies, and I am currently working toward a master’s degree in Mexican American Studies. I also work as a library associate in Special Collections and Archives, where I help preserve our photographic and rare book collections. All opinions expressed on this blog are my own.
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Chapin City Blues is a space where I share my political views, literary interests, and personal reflections. Here you’ll find commentary on current events, reviews for books, films, and music, my photography, selections of my schoolwork, and updates on writing projects that I am working on.
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