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Writing, Politics, Familia, y Barrio Fun (Politics articles headered with "Politics").
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When You Can’t Write. . . Live (opens the original)
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It’s one of those days when my energy isn’t quite elevated enough to write. Usually I can start hammering at 3:00 a.m., but the week has caught up with me, and I have been sleeping later, like 4:30 a.m. Many of you know I’m bipolar, and I have extreme depressive lows and manic highs that last for months. When my energy starts to wane, I also worry that I am sliding into a vile depression. Today, I’m just tired.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch
Enjoying Selecting Stories and Poems! (opens the original)
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Well, I told myself I wasn’t doing another anthology, so of course I crafted a whole new call for science fiction submissions. This time, a Unity volume. Learn more here: https://www.barriobluespress.com/submissions.html#/ I have been enjoying reading the submissions for fiction and poetry and sending acceptance emails. Thus far, the submissions have been outstanding! Many contributors from Horror en América and Beyond sent in new work. In addition, I have thoroughly enjoyed giving feedback to s
Scheming to Kill Depression (opens the original)
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Well, that’s not entirely true. You can’t kill depression, I don’t think. I am scheming to deal with depression. I figure I have two good months left where I have a lot of manic energy. Unfortunately, I have various struggles when I get depressed. Choosing clothes is one of them.Choose Clothes in AdvanceWhat do I mean? I mean, I am so indecisive when it comes to life in general when I’m depressed. I look like shit too. So, my grand plan is to put some outfits on the hangers, like four of them, a
So Much Has Happened! (opens the original)
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Hey Substack Fam,How are you? I am fantastic! So much good is going on, I haven’t had time to Substack! So, let’s go.First of all, you may tell, I am no longer depressed. That horrible spell is now a distant memory as I swim in renewed energy. I’ve been writing daily too. I was writing poems for Luis Alberto Urrea, just for fun. But, he thinks if his wife finds out, she’ll take a crowbar to his head. I’m still writing the poems.Also, I submitted “Hope Goes to Mars” to a contest. I try for the Wr
Book Launch and Next Call for Submissions (opens the original)
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Well, Fam, how have you been? I was in a deeply depressive state for over two and a half months. It was horrible. However, I still managed to produce the summer horror anthology, Horror en América and Beyond! <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="96
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