On Matters of Form and Content in Shaping Frictive Fictional Borderlands: Questions to Daniel Olivas

I refused to take creative writing classes while in college because I thought it’d be a frivolous thing to do. Little did I know that I’d embark on a writing career in middle age. But I’m happy I took the route I did. I enjoy being a lawyer, especially in serving the people of California.

The Many Deaths of Francisco González (or Frankie Is Alive and Well and Living in Manhattan, Kansas)

There is a rhythm to the chaos of the freeway. So much automation at once – gears shifting, the wearing of tires on concrete, the sound of various sized automobiles – semis, compacts, motorcycles – all racing along an east/west axis that slightly dips north and south at various points, curving to follow a path carved into the earth long before the concept of a freeway.

“Give Us One of Those Latin Bombshell Dances” : Lupe Velez Comic-Generated! Another Great Chapter in the History of Mexicans in American Mass Culture*

Read my interpretation of Lupe Velez’s life story–her career in cinema and the tragic climax to her life.