Welcome, La Bloga Readers, to a conversation with Professor Frederick Luis Aldama (The Ohio State University) who has just published Long Stories Cut Short: Fictions from the Borderlands. This small but mighty book is a transnational collaboration. Chicana writer, Denise Chávez, author of The King and Queen of Comezón, describes Long Stories Cut Short like this: "This collection of tighter tales where life is a daily balancing act asks, In what language do we articulate desire and need, love and hate? You choose. With polish and skill, the tale is told first in English, then in Spanish.  Each version pains and swirls like carnival lights that form a backdrop for a living circus of souls. Aldama stuns, surprises, and delights. This is no small feat. He is a linguistic trapeze high-wire artist and delivers verbal theatrics, the likes of which will stay in your mind and heart for a very long time."

Amelia M.L. Montes: Thank you so much for being with us on La Bloga today! This small “packs a punch” collection of flash fiction is a transnational, multi-genre, collaborative celebration. Tell us about all the various collaborators for this project—how you brought them together: Mapache Studios graphics, the recruitment of Ana María Shua to write the excellent forward, Jaime Hernandez’s cover art, etc. It obviously took a Latinx village...Read more