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Author: Karlo Yeager Rodríguez

Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria

I have friends and family in Puerto Rico. This is going to be an angry post, and it's going to cover some ugly truths about US politics as it pertains to Puerto Rico. If you think that staying silent in the face of injustice is patriotic, this post isn't for you. I'm writing this post because my family, my friends are struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. I'm writing this post because after the hurricane hit, 80% of the island is without power, and many municipalities have had to evacuate because infrastructure like dams have reached critical failures. I'm writing this post because Puerto Rico is without any communication to the outside world. They are currently on their own. I had sporadic communication with my sister, who weathered the hurricane with no major losses, but unless she and millions of others on the island get emergency aid fucking expedited to the island, they're all...

September 25, 2017
Latino

Acceptance at The Overcast

My story, "Every Orphan Child to a Good Home Should Go" will be produced and podcasted by The Overcast in September. I'm glad to have it reach a wider crowd. I'll post the link as soon as it becomes available. At the moment, I have been working on translating one of my unpublished stories into Spanish. It has had the benefit of showing me where the original (in English) has weaknesses, or doesn't flow as well. Once I'm done with the translation, I will have to go back and revise, revise, revise. I hope this will make both versions stronger, and more likely to be picked up by a market. I've still been waiting for responses on several stories I have circulating. I am eager to have good news from that quarter soon....

August 4, 2017
Fantasy, Writing

The 2017 Nebulas Conference

I went to the SFWA 2017 Nebulas Conference in Pittsburgh over the weekend with fellow writers Chris M. Rose, Jeremy Gottwig, and Doug Dluzen. It was the first time for all of us, going to the Nebulas. What followed was four days of socializing with other writers and editors in the field, which was fun, but also draining for me. Pittsburgh was more elegant than I had imagined, and loved how the city is cradled by hills on all sides. I had a blast meeting many people who I had only ever chatted with on the Codex writer's forum, and sitting in on many of the panels programmed for the weekend. I was moved by astronaut Kjell Lindgren's speech about his experiences aboard the ISS, which he accompanied with several pictures of the Earth, as seen from space. I was happy for all the winners of the Nebulas, but was especially thrilled...

May 25, 2017
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing

What Have I Been Enjoying Lately?

Earlier this week, I rattled off a very brief post talking about Sylvia Moreno García's efforts at capturing Latin Americans in SFF. I may decide to write more about this at some later date, but for now I wanted to go over the things I've been enjoying recently. Fleabag I started watching this series through Amazon. It is a fascinating experiment in perspective, as the entire show is told exclusively through Fleabag's point of view. The fourth wall is often broken, as the audience is both confidant and accomplice in what Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character is going through. Fleabag is a mess, and the show is funny, crass, sly and--at times--heartbreaking. Legion Currently being aired on FX. Daniel Haller has problems, one of them being that what he thought to be mental illness is actually the by-products of his superpowers. Full disclosure: I had to watch the first episode more than once. This was my...

March 20, 2017
Films, Science Fiction, Series

Thank you, Sylvia Moreno Garcia

On her blog, Sylvia has started to list Latinx authors in English Language SFF. I'm glad she decided to start this project, since I've written about this before. If you have any favorite authors, feel free to fill out the form included....

March 15, 2017
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