It started after an evening of an unforgettable CE5 session. I was peering into the Cretan sea at a restaurant having lunch when I got a nudge from the Speculative Detective Agency. I was supposed to have my phone off. Join us, the message said. Join you in speculative sleuthing? I responded. That’s not my…
Category: New Release
Why, hello beautiful
καλό μήνα! Happy new month, and also a happy name day on Sept 1st for Aphrodite, aka Venus. Yesterday I did a cover reveal on the prelaunch page of my upcoming project on Kickstarter: To Love Like Venus, a literary novel in a near-future cyberpunk setting that’s all about love, relationships and how we cope…
Sign-up for Launch. We’re going to Venus
Going at it again, the thrill of a Kickstarter, where I meet my readers. This time, a novel. Alita’s a whiz at helping AI extract marketable trends from human sex behavior datasets. How good is she at love? To Love Like Venus is a literary glimpse into a near future of tech-fueled human sexuality, environmental…
2025 Releases
As I’m gearing up for another big project, it’s also about looking back to see just how publication busy 2025 has been (EH technically was released Dec 15 2024, but hardcovers arrived in 2025). I love all these projects. They each represent community in various mediums: prose, comics, canvas work. From self publishing, to University…
Publishers Weekly Review: Cocinas
Another wonderful review for this comics anthology I am in with cousin Aaron GuzmanFrom Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology published by @ohiostatepress https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780814259481 Our story, the return of Nova Odyssey, is “It Ain’t This But That”. Preorder, comes out August 2025!
Plant Based Healing: Not Your Papi’s Utopia
Not Your Papi’s Utopia is now available at Ivan Pharmacy, located on 691 Columbus Avenue, New York, New York 10025, United States Between 93rd & 94th Street Why is this significant? Ivan was and is my family pharmacist. I went there as a kid. He has a dedicated section in his store for local authors….
Unboxing Event Horizon at U of Texas Latinx Pop Lab
Watch staff at the University of Texas unpack their Event Horizon box. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Latinx Pop Lab at UT
A remarkable collection…
Another glowing review for Event Horizon… “Much like the title, reading this collection is a breaking point into the un/known. Is it a black hole? A supernova? A solar flare? This is a remarkable collection of bright visionary talent. When you started reading, it was the past, and when you finish reading this collection, you will be…
Now Available: Not Your Papi’s Utopia
Art remains a part of the human soul. Now available, the much needed: Not Your Papi’s Utopia: Latinx Visions of Radical Hope, with MouthFeel Press. I can’t wait to get my copy to dig into the stories here at a time when we need more visions of a better world. Find my story “The Event…
Event Horizon Hardcovers Arrive
At long last, Event Horizon in print is here! All three covers look gorgeous in their own three moods: female heart, comic sci-fi, dripping “GoodStrange” graffiti canvas work. Here’s a look at the unboxing. Here’s a celebration of each cover in video form. It celebrates themes (black holes, human desire), subverting the idea that only…
