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 | December 21, 2007
My friend, mentor, teacher, second father–and to whom I owe much of my publishing life–Alexander “Sandy” Taylor passed away this morning after suffering a stroke a couple of days ago. He was the cofounder and publisher with his wife, Judith Doyle, of Curbstone Press–in my view the most important press for literature that matters in [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | December 8, 2007
Today my 32-year-old son Ramiro called, as he usually does, to talk from the Pontiac Prison in Pontiac, Illinois. Over the years we’ve had some important talks about life, the family, his kids, politics, spirituality, and just regular dad-and-son dialogues. After serving 11 years of a 28-year prison sentence for three counts of attempted murder, [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | December 7, 2007
Most TV pundits and opinion pieces in the US savored the loss of Hugo Chavez’s Reform during the national Venezuelan election on December 2. The Reform package, which consisted of 69 amendments to the country’s constitution, was narrowly defeated 51 percent to 49 percent. Chavez graciously accepted the loss, saying he would not contest the [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | December 2, 2007
From Venezuela, after spending 10 days there for the Feria Internacional del Libro (International Book Fair) in Caracas, I went directly to Peru where I hooked up with my old friend and fellow Mexika healer Tekpaltzin (Frank Blazquez) of DeKalb, IL. This was on November 18.
I flew into Lima and the next day I took [...]
