Update of Somos en escrito Magazine for October 2013 somosenescrito.blogspot/ Armando Rendon October is the month when leaves begin to turn from green to every shade of startling yellows to eye-popping reds and once the transformation is completed, to carpet yards, streets and fields with color. A small percentage have to be raked up as in my yards—Fall is unwelcome for that. But the leaves to be turned in Somos en escrito Magazine (Se.e., for short) are all virtual: just click or scroll down, and in a way, we offer a grand variety of color as well, in styles of writing, in subject matter and in the ability to provoke thought and action. To link onto the magazine, click: somosenescrito.blogspot/. To contribute a manuscript, send via email to somossubmissions@gmail. We are always looking for new and established writers to spread their literary wings in this most immediate of media venues. Here’s what “Somos en escrito” offered this past month: Un Soldado en Cada Hijo Te Dio A short story about the sacrifice at home of a Mexican family as it faces each day the fear of hearing the worst about their son who’s gone to fight for the United States in Vietnam, by Álvaro Ramirez, a powerful story teller who needs to have a whole collection of his stories published. Día de los Muertos I and Día de los Muertos II Two photo essays of the look and feel of Día de los Muertos festivities at the Oakland Museum of California, by S.e.e. editor Armando Rendón. A Voice Stilled But the Memories Sing On Linda Ronstadt, whose voice has been stilled by Parkinson’s disease, has written a memoir of her career as a star of rock and of Mexican traditional music, reviewed by Michael Olivas, a law professor with an amazing knowledge of rock music and a special cariño for Linda which we all share. “La República del Rio Grande”, precursor to border conflict The story of a republic that may or may not have flourished along the border is recounted by Beatriz de la Garza, a historian with deep roots in that region of turmoil. No time to waste: We must advocate for books for our children Historians, librarians and teachers In Austin, Texas, alert us about the abominable dearth of literature for and about Latino children nationwide, written by Angela Valenzuela and Clarissa Riojas, of UT Austin. La venganza of the machines / The revenge de las máquinas A short story bordering on science fiction/fantasy tells of the encounter between a vain senior citizen and a simple apparatus found in most homes, or cars, by Roberto Perezdiaz, from his newly published collection, Más Sabe el Diablo. The subject is love Emanuel Xavier, a Nuyorqueño of Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican descent and a major voice in the spoken word poetry movement in NYC, offers a couple of extracts from his recently published collection of his poems, Nefarious, in which love tells all. “I saw myself flying”: How a dream lifted the first African Americans to the skies The Challengers Aero Club brilliantly reconstructs the tale of the first African Americans to earn their wings and who laid the foundation for the famed Tuskegee Airmen, by Severo Perez, known primarily for his film achievements. “Treaties are the supreme law of the land”: Article VII, U.S. Constitution This classic work from 1977, The Great Sioux Nation, powered by historical and legal analysis, helped establish as foundational theory the view of the United States as a colonialist settler-state, by San Antonio-born Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. A closing note: I’m always looking for new and established writers to try out their ideas and talents in Somos en escrito’s virtual pages. Just send me an email at somossubmissions@gmail. Photographers and artists are also welcome to submit photos, photo essays or illustrations, even for already published works, as a way to display your talents and the connection between visual media and literary endeavors. The Editor
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