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BIG NEWS: THIS IS MY LAST POST FOR LAS DOS BRUJAS NEWSLETTER!
Hi Everyone, This month marks the THIRD ANNIVERSARY of Las Dos Brujas Newsletter! It seems astonishing to me that so much time has passed. Not to…
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Cristina Garcia
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On our radars: NATASHA TRETHEWAY
Hi Everyone, The superbly talented poet Natasha Tretheway, whom I’ve highlighted before, has also written a searing memoir—MEMORIAL DRIVE—about the life…
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Cristina Garcia
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ZOOM LINK for Reading & Conversation w/ ALEJANDRO NODARSE! Sun, 3/3 at 1 pm ET; 10 am PT
Hi Everyone, Please join me in celebrating the soon-to-be published debut novel, BLOOD IN THE CUT, of our own ALEJANDRO NODARSE! We’ll be in…
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Cristina Garcia
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February 2024

Writing post #118: LOVERS
Hi Everyone, Recently, I’ve been revisiting the life and work of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who lived as an openly bisexual woman—and who radicalized…
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Cristina Garcia
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REMINDER: ONLINE READING and Q & A w/ ALEJANDRO NODARSE on Sunday, March 3 @1 pm ET/10 am PT
Hi Everyone, Mark your calendars for an exciting preview of our own Alejandro Nodarse’s wonderful debut novel, BLOOD IN THE CUT. Open to all…
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Cristina Garcia
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Recent favorites: IN TRANSLATION
Hi Everyone, I’d like to recommend three novels in translation for your consideration. Two are recent translations from Spanish—Bad Girls by Argentine…
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Cristina Garcia
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Zoom link for PERFORMING YOUR WORK tomorrow: Sun. 2/25 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT!
Hi Everyone, Here’s your chance to try your work out loud before a friendly group of your peers. This is open to all subscribers. REMINDER: Please bring…
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Cristina Garcia
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Writing prompt #117: YOUR OPENING (REDUX)
Hi Everyone, You’ve heard time and again how crucial the opening to your work is, how it’s an invitation to your world, how it offers up promises, the…
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Cristina Garcia
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REMINDERS for Las Dos Brujas UPCOMING EVENTS: Sunday 2/25 and Sunday 3/3!
Hi Everyone, We’ve got two online events—back to back Sundays—starting this weekend! PERFORMING YOUR WORK: Sun., Feb. 25 @ 1pm ET/10 am PT UPDATE: This…
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Cristina Garcia
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Thinking prompt #33: MONSTERS
Hi Everyone, Just after the New Year, I read MONSTERS: A FAN’S DILEMMA by Claire Dederer and haven’t stopped thinking about it. It’s part memoir, part…
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Cristina Garcia
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A terrific fellowship opportunity for early career writers ...
Hi Everyone This was forwarded to me by novelist Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa—thank you! https://www.jeromefdn.org/jerome-hill-artist-fellowship Apply…
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Cristina Garcia
Pop-up discussion on creating place this Thursday!
Hi Everyone, I’m pleased to share with you a FREE online panel discussion I’ll be a part of this coming Thursday, 2/15. Sign up if you’re struggling…
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Cristina Garcia
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