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This episode first appeared in January 2022. Is this piece based on Victoria's actual life? Can you eat a Hermit crab essay, and if so, does it taste like chicken? 

Victoria Buitron is a writer and translator who hails from Ecuador and resides in Connecticut. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. She writes about the intersection of identity and place, family history, and the moments her hippocampus refuses to forget. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Lost Balloon, XRAY Lit Mag, Revolute Lit, Bending Genres, and other literary magazines. Her debut memoir-in-essays, A Body Across Two Hemispheres, is the 2021 Fairfield Book Prize winner and will be available in Spring 2022 by Woodhall Press.

This episode first appeared in January of 2022. It seemed appropriate to share it again on the 4th of July, as the main character frees a chainsaw to follow its own bliss...far, far away from her.

Victoria Buitron is a writer and translator who hails from Ecuador and resides in Connecticut. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. She writes about the intersection of identity and place, family history, and the moments her hippocampus refuses to forget. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Lost Balloon, XRAY Lit Mag, Revolute Lit, Bending Genres, and other literary magazines. Her debut memoir-in-essays, A Body Across Two Hemispheres, is the 2021 Fairfield Book Prize winner and will be available in Spring 2022 by Woodhall Press.

Somehow, we keep talking about food on this show. In this episode, we cover vegan Puerto Rican food, spirit animals, and an old tale of an escaped slave named Carabali.

A complete transcript of this episode will be available on latinxlitmag.com on Friday July 1.

Kim Vasquez grew up in Puerto Rico and moved to New York to study Dramatic Writing at Tisch School of the Arts NYU. The lack of representation and diversity in children's books drove her to write a middle-grade Latinx mystery that she's currently querying while working on another. She's had various articles curated and published on Medium among them, “Green Plantains and Memories of mi Isla” and “An Afternoon in la Plaza del Mercado". She also had a short story, "The Lady in White" published by The Acentos Review. You can follow Kim on Twitter at @KimVwriter

Sometimes, the universe sends you help right when you need it. In this story, Kim shares the tale of a cat in old San Juan.

A complete transcript of this episode will be available on latinxlitmag.com on Friday July 1.

Kim Vasquez grew up in Puerto Rico and moved to New York to study Dramatic Writing at Tisch School of the Arts NYU. The lack of representation and diversity in children's books drove her to write a middle-grade Latinx mystery that she's currently querying while working on another. She's had various articles curated and published on Medium among them, “Green Plantains and Memories of mi Isla” and “An Afternoon in la Plaza del Mercado". She also had a short story, "The Lady in White" published by The Acentos Review. You can follow Kim on Twitter at @KimVwriter

How do you add social issues into your writing without coming off as preachy or too heavy? And is brunch the answer to everything? Get the answer to these questions and more during this episode.

A full transcript of this episode will be available on LatinxLitMag.com beginning Friday, June 25th.

TOMAS MONIZ’s debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway, the LAMBDA, and the Foreward Indies Awards. He edited the popular Rad Dad and Rad Families anthologies. He’s a 2020 Artist Affiliate for Headlands Center for Arts. He has stuff on the internet but loves penpals: PO Box 3555, Berkeley, CA 94703. He promises to write back.

Want to read Tomas' Catapult story 'Every Homie Needs a Nickname,' mentioned in this episode? You can find it here.

Ray has a lot of items on his bucket list. He wants those items to come off, not add another. But he might make an exception if it means bagging the cigarette butt bandit.

A full transcript of this episode will be available to read on LatinxLitMag.com starting Friday, June 25th.

TOMAS MONIZ’s debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway, the LAMBDA, and the Foreward Indies Awards. He edited the popular Rad Dad and Rad Families anthologies. He’s a 2020 Artist Affiliate for Headlands Center for Arts. He has stuff on the internet but loves penpals: PO Box 3555, Berkeley, CA 94703. He promises to write back.

In this episode, we ponder the age-old question 'how many tortillas are too many?' Is that even a thing? Tune in as we (eventually) discuss Keagan's writing process, and the power of small acts of kindness to make a big difference in a person's life.

Keagan Wheat writes poetry focused on FTM identity and congenital heart disease. He is Mexican-American. His work appears in Anti-Heroin Chic, Houston Review of Books, The Acentos Review, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, and more. Living in Houston, Texas, he enjoys collecting odd dinosaur facts and listening to many hours of podcasts. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @KWheat09.

Sometimes the smallest of actions have a huge impact. In this flash nonfiction piece, Keagan takes us to a public swimming pool and the friends who welcomed him into their space.

Keagan Wheat writes poetry focused on FTM identity and congenital heart disease. He is Mexican-American. His work appears in Anti-Heroin Chic, Houston Review of Books, The Acentos Review, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, and more. Living in Houston, Texas, he enjoys collecting odd dinosaur facts and listening to many hours of podcasts. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @KWheat09.

If you're writing about a life-skiing event, how do you know what details to put in and which to leave out? And how does a person go about telling a non-linear true story anyway? Tune in as we discuss these questions and more. Warning: This episode might make you hungry, so brink your own snack.

This episode (and it's transcript) will be available on Latinxlitmag.com starting Friday April 22nd.

Aubrey Lozano-Cofield graduated recently with her MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She's been published in NPR's Worth Repeating, Southern Review of Books, and The Motley Few, among others. She's currently working on a memoir that pushes structural boundaries and is always looking for an intriguing true story. Aubrey is a proud Mexican American. You can follow her on Twitter at @Aubswrites.

There are moments in time just before our lives are changed forever. In Pyramid of the Sun, Aubrey shares her moment cast in amber, the moment before her whole life changed. And not to be click-bait-y, but that last sentence might get to you in the best possible way.

A transcript of this episode will be on Latinxlitmag.com by Friday, April 22nd.

Aubrey Lozano-Cofield graduated recently with her MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She's been published in NPR's Worth Repeating, Southern Review of Books, and The Motley Few, among others. She's currently working on a memoir that pushes structural boundaries and is always looking for an intriguing true story. Aubrey is a proud Mexican American. You can follow her work on Twitter at @aubswrites.