LatinX Audio Lit Mag

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...

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, Housto...

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. Li...

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. Au...

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 MF...

The Latinx label covers a multitude of cultures and histories, but we as a people are united in the way we use humour to dance through the seasons of life. In this episode you will hear straight up comedy from Carlos Greaves, and literary fiction with a humorous twist from Abram Valdez.

What do Van Gogh, Space, Grief, Mothers and Russian storytellers have to do with each other? And why are they on a Latinx-centric lit mag? Find the answers to these questions and more in this second instalment of story pairings. A complete transcript of this episode will be available on Latinxlitmag by Friday April 8th.

This week, we'll listen to two stories that first played in Season One, and share a common theme—hidden history. A transcript of the episode will be available on Latinxlitmag.com starting Friday April 1st. Julieta Corpus, author of 'The Midwife,' is a bilingual poet from Mexico whose work has been included in The Thing Itself, and the Texas Poetry Calendar. Her latest literary contribution is a co...

Are udon noodles a magical superfood? And how did Angela come up with the perfect metaphor of an identity height chart? Get the answers to these and other pulse-pounding questions in this episode. A full transcript will be available on Latinxlitmag.com starting Tuesday March 22. Angela Acosta is an emerging bilingual Mexican-American poet and scholar. She won the 2015 Rhina P. Espaillat Award from...

"She didn’t know there were words for all the peoples she descended from, always took care to fill out the scantron sheet to select the right (white) demographic bubbles," In this empowering piece, Angela Acosta takes us through the journey of a woman coming into herself. A full transcript will be available to read on Latinxlitmag.com on Tuesday March 22. Angela Acosta is an emerging bilingual Mex...

Are Sphinx Katherine's secret talisman? Can two people share chocolate chip cookies without getting into a fist fight? Tune in for the answers this test, and other ground-breaking questions. A complete transcript of this episode will be available on LatinxLitMag.com starting Tuesday March 15th. Katherine Quevedo was born and raised just outside of Portland, Oregon, where she works as an analyst an...

What would a Sphinx look like if it came from South America? Listen to this speculative poem as Katherine answers that question. A complete transcript of this poem will be available on Latinxlitmag.com on Tuesday, March 15th. Katherine Quevedo was born and raised just outside of Portland, Oregon, where she works as an analyst and lives with her husband and two sons. Her poetry and short stories ha...

A wise poet once said that poetry can be a time capsule. In this episode Melody takes us through a captured moment in her Abuela's kitchen. A full transcript of this episode will appear on Latinxlitmag.com by Tuesday March 8th. Melody’s passion is teaching and empowering others by sharing what she has learned. She helped launch an arts and crafts program at a children's hospital and also taught at...

"Your workspace, like an artist’s studio The kitchen where you find refuge from a long day’s work  where your hands follow a sort of intuition…" Come share a glimpse into Melody's abuela's kitchen, where we learn the secreto to delicious food.  A complete transcript of this episode will be up on Latinxlitmag.com by Tuesday March 8th. Bio: Melody’s passion is teaching and empowering other...

In this episode we dive deep into this intensely personal piece about identity when no one in your new country can tell where you're from. We also deliver completely uneducated nutrition advice, and expose what writers really mean when they tell you about their "process." The last one will SHOCK you. (Not really. This is how you click bait, right?)  A full transcript of this episode will be a...

"My brother accused me of running away And I did – ran to the United States, like deep down I always knew I would, someday…" A full transcript of this episode will be up on Latinxlitmag.com by Tuesday March 1st.  Constance Mello (she/her) is a Brazilian scholar, writer, and teacher. She graduated with a degree in Cultural Studies and Gender Studies from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germ...

Can you really call it Menudo if it's vegan, or is it just sad hominy soup? What can a walk through a nature preserve tell you about identity? Get the answers to these questions and more in this behind the scenes with Melissa Nunez, author of Nopales.  A full transcript of this episode will be available starting Tuesday February 22nd on Latinxlitmag.com . Melissa Nunez is a Latin@ writer and...

"I often bring my children to Quinta Mazatlán—a private property turned birding center in McAllen, not far from our home…" Join Melissa on a walk through ancestral identity and the culture we give to future generations in this meditative piece. This piece first appeared in Acentos Review . A full transcript of the episode will be available on Latinxlitmag.com starting Tuesday February 22nd. Meliss...

In this episode, Ruth discusses the singular moment on a train that birthed this piece. And she and Teresa bond over a shared pressure cooker history. A full transcript of this episode will be available on Latinx Lit Mag starting Tuesday February 15th. Ruth Hernandez is an Emmy winning sound editor for film and television, a screenwriting instructor and an avid soccer fan. She wrote this story whe...

There comes a moment in every poor child's life where they realize that others have more than they do. This is episode, Camila navigates her blossoming class-consciousness.  A full transcript will be available on Latinx Lit Mag starting Tuesday February 15th. Ruth Hernandez is an emmy winning sound editor for film and television, a screenwriting instructor and an avid soccer fan. She wrote th...

"You can deal with any issue if you first face it on the page." In this episode, we learn of the muse behind 'Starry Starry Light,' and the book of poetry he had to write first before he could write his latest work. Also, if you don't know the real story behind the song 'Killing Me Softly,' Adrian will drop some knowledge on ya. A full transcript of this episode will be available on http://latinxl...

In this poem, Don McLean and the love of a mother swirl like the luminous paint in Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night. A full transcript of this poem will be available on http://latinxlitmag.com starting Tuesday February 8th. Adrian Ernesto is the author of Flashes & Verses… Becoming Attraction s from Unsolicited Press, Between the Spine from Picture Show Press and La Belle Ajar & We Are the O...

How did Victoria come up with the idea of telling this tale of (humorous) marital woe in a review? And what is Hermit Crab writing? Can you eat it? Does it go well with lemon butter sauce? Tune in to get the answers to all these questions and more! Victoria Buitron is a writer and translator who hails from Ecuador and resides in Connecticut. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield U...

Ordinarily, dumping a troublemaker into the river is wrong, but maybe we should make an exception in this case. Join Victoria Buitron as she shows us how her character deals with the Albatros around her neck. 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 intersec...

Full Transcript is below: Teresa Douglas  0:10   Welcome listeners to Season Two of Latin X lit audio mag. I'm your host, Teresa Douglas. Starting January 31, you'll hear a new story every Monday. We have poetry: Adrian Ernesto  0:23   Every time you would take us to el mueso when mis hermanos and I would run off... Teresa Douglas  0:29   Fiction:  Victoria Buitr...