From Macho to Mariposa: New Gay Latino FictionCharles Rice-González, Charlie Vázquez Prepare yourself to dance in a disco in Silver Lake, check out papis in Orchard Beach, cross the border from Guatemala to Mexico on your way to the U.S., see a puro macho bathe in a river in Puerto Rico, make love under a full moon in the Dominican Republic, sigh at a tender moment in an orange grove in Lindsay, visit a panaderia in Kansas, see a full blown birthday party in Juarez, and be seduced by a young artist in the South Bronx. These are some of the stories in this collection of thirty gay Latino writers from around the United States. There are "don't mess with me" divas, alluring bad boys, and sexy teenagers, but also empowered youth for whom being queer is not a question and a family that grows wings on their heads. The infectious rhythms of House music in New York City are adjacent to cumbia in Mexico, next to reggaeton in Puerto Rico, alongside Latin pop in L.A. and merengue in an east coast city. But the spectrum of experiences and emotions that inhabit our days gives these stories dimension and gay/queer Latinos a common ground. The stories are vibrantly varied and clearly connected in this "era of lost signals" in which we live. |
Contents
Huerfanita Little Orphan Girl David Andrew Talamantes | 1 |
On the Line Benny Vásquez | 9 |
Júnior Reggaetón Tropical Lawrence La FountainStokes | 17 |
That Chilly Night in Old San Juan Bronco Castro | 25 |
Yermo Charlie Vázquez | 29 |
A Doomed Gay Marriage Rigoberto González | 43 |
Good Blood Alex G Romero | 47 |
Silly Boy Booh Edouardo | 53 |
The Fermi Paradox Ben Francisco | 131 |
Antología Anthony Haro | 147 |
My Hero Abel Jesus Suarez | 155 |
Thunderclap David Caleb Acevedo | 165 |
Empanadas Miguel M Morales | 173 |
Requiem Sertanejo Rick J Santos | 177 |
Midnight Waters Jimmy Lam | 185 |
Centenario Alfonso Ramírez | 189 |
Baby Beautiful C Adán Cabrera | 67 |
Fairy Tale Justin Torres | 81 |
Pregnant Boy Chuy Sánchez | 85 |
Javier Edwin Sánchez | 95 |
The Team Johnathan Cedano | 103 |
Dark Side of the Flame Danny Gonzáles | 113 |
Baby Im Scared of You Ricardo Bracho | 121 |
Este Dulce Frío Miguel Ángel Ángeles | 127 |
Eden Lost W Brandon Lacy Campos | 201 |
Fabrizio Guillermo Reyes | 217 |
Michael Moves to Faile Street Charles RiceGonzález | 225 |
The Unheard Border Story Bryan Pacheco | 245 |
Orchard Beach Section Nine Robert VázquezPacheco | 265 |
About the Authors | 269 |
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