www.luisjrodriguez.com
I'm Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. and several other books in short fiction, children's literature, nonfiction, and poetry. On my web log I'll be posting all the latest news concerning my work as a writer, along with news and opinions on the many political, social, spiritual and cultural activities that I find interesting.
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 27, 2007
This past week has been both good and bad.
The good part is that my grand-daughter, Anastasia, came to LA to visit us from Chicago. As many of you know, I have four grandchildren–two of them are already teenagers. One if them is Anastasia, an intelligent, beautiful, and strong 13-year-old young lady. It was so great [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 17, 2007
It took several rehearsals, revisions, re-assessments, and more revisions, but the staged production of a series of poems dealing with my addictions and recovery, “Notes of a Bald Cricket” premiered on Saturday, June 16 as part of The [Inside] Performances at the Ford Theatres in Hollywood.
Directed by my old friend Ruben “Funkahuatl” Guevara, who also [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 7, 2007
Every year for five years I’ve taken part in the Feria del Libro–Los Angeles’ largest children’s book festival. The Feria began in Roosevelt High School, one of East LA’s most famous schools (and the most populated high school in the United States). Tia Chucha’s, the bookstore/cultural center I helped create, has also had tables there [...]
