Writer. Poet. Podcast Host. Creator
The flyer is pretty self-explanatory but I want to make something cute and fun! I’ve had this idea for a while and from some encouragement from friends, I open this call of submissions up to anyone. Right now there’s no deadline but depending on the number of submissions we’re hoping to be done with the first round by April 15th. So submit anything dog related (and I mean anything-get creative). I’m excited to see what y’all come up with.
Hey everyone so I’ve decided to do recaps on this blog starting every month to show you where you can find more of my writing. This month was pretty eventful and I am so happy to share where I’ve been published and things I have created this month.
New episodes of Conchas Y Contras:
Ep. 3- Bibliophiles and Black History
I wrote about my fantasies of running away to Texas in Loves Me// Loves Me Not Issue #2
Articles on The Strange Is Beautiful:
Self-Care In Solidarity at Quince Night
I hope that you will check out my work and let me know what you think! As always you can find me doing constant updates of what I’m writing and what I’m doing on Instagram @saguarito
I have some big projects coming up in March and April so stay tuned!
The day before Halloween
Last minute shopping
Bargain bins at Target
Stuffed into the corner of a cardboard box
My costume
A black robe with a crest
Badger, Lion, Snake, Raven
My mother says, you can be esa niña de Harry Potter
Hermione, I mumble
Hermione, she repeats, skipping the H
I only let go of the robe when she has to pay for it
The night is spent reading The Goblet of Fire
A gift from my father
My mother wanted to burn the books until I told her
It’s about wizards
Couldn’t say witch
Wizards were okay. Brujas were not.
8 am- the schoolyard is filled with kids playing pretend
Power Rangers, greasers and princesses
Are you Harry Potter, a kid sneers
I tell him no, that I am Hermione
He mentions my glasses
They are round
But I am a girl
You are Harry Potter
They won’t believe me
My glasses and brown skin don’t say Hermione
They just say freak
So when the next kid asks who I am, I just say
A Hogwarts student
I am not special
I was not meant to be the hero
The kids keep calling me Harry Potter
I wish I had a spell to turn them into frogs
Or Floo Powder to transport me far away
Poems, essays, nonfiction, flash fiction, photography, and any other forms of media are wanted for this zine covering the dishes and variety of food across Central America. You can email and questions or submissions to kellydd1995@gmail.com. Looking forward to any submissions! Deadline is March 31st.
Kelly Duarte 