January 12, 2021 Hell is other people’s children I almost exclusively socialize with people who don’t want to have kids. It goes beyond that. They think kids and babies are repulsive. They…
December 31, 2020 Because the night: Punk, jokes and a little frightened girl Note: this is one of those late Gen Xer’s lamentations of growing up in the pre-Internet days. I beg thee, dear reader, forgive the…
December 29, 2020 Instagram highlights: 2020 I began documenting my life in a new way this year. Lots of people use Instagram. But this is how I use it: Tucson…
December 28, 2020 Hillary/Hilaria: what’s in a name? I grew up a white-appearing girl in American border town with an American mother of Mexican ancestry and a Mexican father who’d immigrated to…
December 20, 2020 I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose* *The irony of discussing autism and mental illness with a song featuring Sia is not lost on me. She’s persona non grata in the…
December 6, 2020 Now John at the bar is a friend of mine There was this kid I grew up from middle school with who was whip crack smart. He was popular and a jock and nothing…
November 5, 2020 Nogales, Arizona: The myth of the monolith Latino voter dispelled in microcosm Let me tell you about how complex the “Latino” vote is in Nogales. Prior to the 1980’s, Santa Cruz County was the most stable…
November 1, 2020 Mexico lindo y querido: Day of The Dead (Día de los muertos) (2017)I miss Día De Los Muertos in Tucson. I used to make own headbands. It was an important part of my life in my…
August 8, 2020 Ready to go Michael’s bar mitzvah was the event of summer 1992. His parents rented out the banquet hall at La Paloma and people flew in to…
August 8, 2020 Send it out into the blue I can’t help but think of my mom. It isn’t the same but it’s as close as anyone’s ever gotten. ——————– I got the…
July 13, 2020 Gossip folks Plummers test sewer lines by pouring dye down a drain and waiting for it to show up in the sewer feed at the curb….
June 24, 2020 It’s, like, so bitchin’ Ok, so like OMG, misogyny is totally hidden in a lot of places. Even in linguistic bias. Girls spread linguistic trends faster. They are…
May 5, 2020 Momma told me not to come Ok, so here’s the real twisted shit, but first, a little backstory. When I was in high school, I was chum. I was what…
July 8, 2019 Mexico Lindo y Querido Waking up and going for a pre-breakfast walk on the beach. Fresh cut papaya. Chilaquiles con crema. Menudo, the white kind. Beer out of…
