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Mi madre creía que ella estaba sienda con mi nombre- que no otro persona en el año ’98 estaba llamada su bebe Katherine. Creo que esto demuestre tan solitaria como esposa militar. Se suponía que yo iba a ser un hijo, Adam Prescott, pero yo nací una hija en el momento final, como yo cambié […]
Read More My Name – Katherine Pyles (6)Today’s piece is by Shelby Smith. Let My Name Speak for Itself My name is soft, quiet and unheard; no loud vowels to be spoken out of place, nothing that makes heads shake in disapproval. She sits in the corner, her hands in her lap, behaving and forgotten. She is too mild mannered to […]
Read More My Name – Shelby Smith (4)This reflection on names and naming comes from Isabella Diane Rizzo: My name is Isabella Diane Rizzo. My first name was given to me because “Isabella” was the only name on my parents’ list that had not been one of my fathers’ exes. The list of girls’ names was short because I was supposed to […]
Read More My Name – Isabella Diane Rizzo (3)The SALSA Collective is delighted to share writing by students at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. In early 2019, Eilidh spent a semester at Trinity as a Fulbright Royal Society of Edinburgh Visiting Scholar working with the inimitable Prof Norma Cantú. In our class ‘Latinx Cultural and Artistic Expressions’ we read and discussed Sandra […]
Read More My Name – reflections by Trinity University students: Israel Martín Rodríguez-Zapata (1)I’ve been remiss, I know. The last few months have been busy and I haven’t kept up with The SALSA Collective blogging. I’m going through revisions for my project and it’s going to be a big job! So… if you, or your friends, o familia, or anyone fancy writing a blog for us here at […]
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