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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 | October 30, 2008
In my last blog post, I said “Alo’ha—greetings from Hawai’i.” Today the word Alo’ha is used by the state’s tourist industry as a greeting: “hello and good by.” The indigenous Hawaiians, however, say it really means “presence in front of” (Alo) and breathing each other’s air (’ha). In other words similar to the Lakota saying [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | October 28, 2008
O’ahu island emerged from low clouds as the Hawaiian Airlines plane coasted down into Honolulu Airport by mid-day on Sunday, October 26. It took about five and a half hours to fly from LAX to Honolulu, my first time I ever set foot on the islands. Again, this was a dream come true—the lushness of [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | October 24, 2008
Today I finish another week as honorary guest host of the “Front Page” talk show with Dominique Di Prima on KJLH-FM, 102.3, owned and operated by the world class talent and community leader, Stevie Wonder. I’m always honored to be asked to guest host the show despite the 4:30 AM starting time (lots of lost [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | October 17, 2008
Colgate University in Hamilton, New York is a compact, venerable, and extremely pleasant campus with miles of fall-turning trees as far as the eye can see. This time of year most of the eastern seaboard is awash with the most amazing colors as nature does its thing. I spoke there yesterday, October 16, invited by [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | October 15, 2008
Fires continue to burn north of Los Angeles—this morning the Porter Ranch/Granada Hills fires had consumed 9000 acres (by Friday it burned through 13,300 acres). Meanwhile our family is safe and at home. Yesterday we packed our valuables in case of an evacuation as the Marek Fire consumed 4800 acres in the communities around Lake [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | October 13, 2008
This morning as of 7 AM the Marek fire that began Sunday at 2 AM has now consumed 3200 acres in the canyons above our home, forcing the evacuation of 1200 people so far, and possibly our family very soon. The smell of burned wood, constant whine of sirens, and whirling of helicopter blades have [...]
