#Richie Narvaez

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The Men My Husband Brings Home for Me by Richie Narvaez

"The Men My Husband Brings Home for Me" by Richie Narvaez (@richie_narvaez)

The blue collar men just zip up and leave. The white collar men leave money on the dresser. (Which goes to the church, of course.) A basketball player talked about sports strategies with my husband the whole time. There was the lumbersexual who commented on the bedroom décor, which made me blush with pride. He’s the one who suggested I choose a more neutral rug. My Lord, it made the room! The…

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books cristina read in 2022: noiryorican - richie narvaez

“That was it. That was how Roachkiller would get his answers. That was the day, the moment, the second Roachkiller really became whoever he is today.”

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Latino Genre Writers: Diversity in Mystery, Science Fiction, and Horror

Latino Genre Writers: Diversity in Mystery, Science Fiction, and Horror

On the morning commute to work, this SEPTA rider I sat across from on the 44 bus had his phone, his lunch and Junot Diaz’s “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.”  Latinx lit is lit! 

Latino/a writers discuss issues in writing and publishing genre fiction (mystery, science fiction, and horror) and celebrate a new collection of science fiction and fantasy stories.

The New York Society Library 53…

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Latinx Rising: An Anthology of Latinx Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Matthew David Goodwin, introduction by Frederick Luis Aldama, The Ohio State University Press, 2020. Cover image by bphillips/iStock, info: ohiostatepress.org.

It has been half a century since a few now-canonical Latin American writers introduced magical realism to the world. In that time, new generations of Latinx writers and artists have used that watershed moment as a springboard into new and bold explorations of speculative and fantasy forms. Collectively, they have found exciting new ways to delve into Latinx identities and cultures across genres. Latinx Rising, the first anthology of science fiction and fantasy by Latinxs living in the United States, exuberantly displays the full range of their art.  The new and established voices assembled here (including Kathleen Alcalá, Carmen Maria Machado, Ernest Hogan, and other luminaries) invite us to imagine a Latinx past, present, and future that have not been whitewashed by mainstream perspectives. As in the best mixtapes, this anthology moves satisfyingly through the loud and brash, the quiet and thoughtful. There are ghosts, space aliens, robots—and a grandmother who unwittingly saves the universe through her cooking. The result is a deeply pleasurable read that pushes beyond magical realism and social realism to demonstrate all the thrilling possibilities of what Latinx literature can be.

Contents: Foreword: Matthew David Goodwin Introduction: Frederick Luis Aldama Kathleen Alcalá: “The Road to Nyer” Pablo Brescia: “Code 51” Pedro Zagitt: “Uninformed” Pedro Zagitt: “Circular Photography” Sabrina Vourvoulias: “Sin Embargo” Daína Chaviano: “Accursed Lineage” ADÁL: “Coconauts in Space” Ana Castillo: “Cowboy Medium” Ernest Hogan: “Flying under the Texas Radar with Paco and Los Freetails” Junot Díaz: “Monstro” Richie Narvaez: “Room for Rent” Edmundo Paz-Soldán: “Artificial” Steve Castro: “Through the Right Ventricle” Steve Castro: “Two Unique Souls” Alex Hernandez: “Caridad” Carmen Maria Machado: “Difficult at Parties” Giannina Braschi: “Death of a Businessman” Giannina Braschi: “Burial of the Sardine” Carlos Hernandez: “Entanglements” Alejandra Sanchez: “The Drain” Daniel José Older: “Red Feather and Bone” Carl Marcum: “A Science Fiction” Carl Marcum: “SciFi-ku” Marcos Santiago Gonsalez: “Traditions” Acknowledgments Permissions, Publication Histories and Translation Credits About the Editor About the Author of the Introduction

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From the editor:  “ It's Latinx Book Month and I would like share with you a small portion of the wealth of talent and diversity within the Latinx community. If you are a lover of dark fiction, I hope this small introduction will diversify your reading. Perhaps you will feel yourself drawn to a particular book because it represents some part of you. We have female and male authors from different cultures within the Latinx community lending their unique voices and styles to genres that historically have not represented us. The darkness in this bundle ranges from creatures prowling the night to the icy clutches of abuse in a relationship. By embracing our differences through storytelling, I believe we can learn more about each other. Let our fascination with claws, ghosts, killers, and the macabre bring us together. Enjoy this collection and share! Check out the other titles by these authors. If you have the time, please leave a rating or review even if it is a sentence or two. All of this counts towards creating wider doors for Latinx creators and authors of color.”

You decide how much of your purchase goes to the author and how much goes to help keep StoryBundle running. Pay at least $1 and get Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias, Island of Bones by Gaby Triana, The Chaos by Sergio Gomez, and the Blood Poetry by Leland Pitts-Gonzalez.

If your purchase price is $15 or more, you get SIX more books, including another three StoryBundle exclusives: Shapeshifter by J.F. Gonzalez, Santa Muerte by Cynthia Pelayo, Itzá by Rios de la Luz, Hipster Death Rattle by Richie Narvaez, Coney Island Siren by Theresa Varela and Snow Over Utopia by Rudolfo A. Serna!

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MY FIVE THINGS I DID NOT LEARN WRITING A NOVEL

MY FIVE THINGS I DID NOT LEARN WRITING A NOVEL

A few of the many things that are still a mystery to me:

1. How to Write a Novel

I took about five years to write HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE. How did I do it? No clue. I couldn’t begin to tell you. Similarly, I did not learn how to be organized, diligent, or disciplined. 

I did get better at procrastinating like a champ and making excuses like a politician. Weeks went by when I didn’t get a…

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Every Ichiro Suzuki Teammate

Orix BlueWave

Ebisu Noboyuki (1992-2000)

Yasuo Fujii (1992-2000)

Fukura Junichi (1992-97)

Hasegawa Shigetoshi (1992-96)

Hoshino Nobuyuki (1992-99)

Itoh Atsunori (1992-94)

Carmelo Martinez (1992)

Matsunaga Hiromi (1992)

Nakajima Satoshi (1992-97)

Ogawa Hirofumi (1992-2000)

Tsutomu Sakai (1992-96)

Yoshinori Sato (1992-98)

Don Schulze (1992)

Suguro Hironori (1992-96)

Taguchi So (1992-2000)

Kelvin Torve (1992-93)

Telmanch Gainey (1993-94)

Kobayashi Hiroshi (1993-2000)

Nishimoto Takashi (1993)

Toshifumi Baba (1994-97)

Jay Baller (1994)

Francisco Cabrera (1994)

Masafumi Hurai (1994-2000)

Takashi Miwa (1994-2000)

Okada Akinobu (1994-95)

James Jennings (1995-97)

Troy Neel (1995-2000)

Takahito Nomura (1995-97)

Willie Fraser (1996-98)

Hidaka Takeshi (1996-2000)

Oshima Koichi (1996-2000)

Chris Donnels (1997-98)

Satake Manabu (1997-2000)

Shiozaki Makoto (1997-2000)

Yoshitomo Tani (1997-2000)

Edwin Hurtado (1998-99)

Kida Masao (1998, 2000)

Harvey Pulliam (1998-99)

Aikawa Ryota (1999-2000)

Willie Banks (1999)

Paul Gonzalez (1999)

Shinichi Katoh (1999-2000)

Hidetaka Kawagoe (1999-2000)

Robert Perez (1999)

George Arias (2000)

Terry Burrows (2000)

Orlando Merced (2000)

Mukae Yuichiro (2000)

Jon Nunnally (2000)

Carlos Pulido (2000)

Seattle Mariners

Paul Abbott (2001-02)

Norm Charlton III (2001)

Ryan Franklin (2001-05)

Brian Fuentes (2001)

Freddy Garcia (2001-04)

John Halama (2001-02)

Jamie Moyer (2001-06)

Jeff Nelson (2001-03)

Jose Paniagua (2001)

Joel Pineiro (2001-06)

Arthur Rhodes; Jr. (2001-03)

Sasaki Kazuhiro (2001-03)

Aaron Sele (2001)

Denny Stark (2001, 2009)

Brett Tomko (2001)

Pat Borders (2001-05)

Tom Lampkin (2001)

Dan Wilson (2001-05)

David Bell (2001)

Bret Boone (2001-05)

Carlos Guillen (2001-03)

John Olerud (2001-04)

Ed Sprague; Jr. (2001)

Ramon Vazquez (2001)

Jay Buhner (2001)

Mike Cameron (2001-03)

Charles Gipson; Jr. (2001-02)

Stan Javier (2001)

Gene Kingsale (2001-02)

Al Martin (2001)

Mark McLemore (2001-03)

Scott Podsednik (2001-02)

Anthony Sanders (2001)

Edgar Martinez (2001-04)

James Baldwin; Jr. (2002)

Paul Creek (2002)

Brian Fitzgerald (2002)

Hasegawa Shigetoshi (2002-05)

Justin Kaye (2002)

Julio Mateo (2002-07)

Rafael Soriano (2002-06)

Aaron Taylor (2002-04)

Ismael Valdez (2002)

Mark Watson (2002)

Mark Davis (2002-04)

Jeff Cirillo (2002-03)

Jose Offerman (2002)

Desi Relaford (2002)

Luis Ugueto (2002-03)

Willie Bloomquist (2002-08)

Ruben Sierra (2002)

Chris Snelling (2002, 2005-07)

Ron Wright (2002)

Armando Benitez (2003)

Giovanni Carrara (2003)

Aaron Looper (2003)

Gil Meche (2003-06)

J.J. Putz (2003-08)

Brian Sweeney (2003)

Matt White (2003)

Greg Colbrunn (2003)

Rey Sanchez (2003)

John Mabry (2003)

Chad Meyers (2003)

Jamal Strong (2003, 2005)

Dwight Winn (2003-05)

Scott Atchison (2004-05)

Baek Cha-Seung (2004, 2006-08)

Travis Blackley (2004)

Eddie Guardado (2004-06)

Kevin Jarvis (2004)

Kida Masao (2004-05)

Bobby Madritsch (2004-05)

Mike Myers (2004)

Clint Nageotte (2004-06)

George Sherill (2004-07)

Matt Thornton (2004-05)

Ron Villone; Jr. (2004-05)

Randy Williams (2004)

Miguel Olivo (2004-05)

Rene Rivera (2004-06)

Rich Aurilia (2004)

Jolbert Cabrera (2004)

Greg Dobbs (2004-06)

Dave Hansen (2004-05)

Larry Jacobsen (2004)

Justin Leone (2004)

Jose Lopez (2004-10)

Raymond Lopez (2004)

Ramon Santiago (2004-05)

Scott Spiezio (2004-05)

Hiram Bocachica (2004)

Raul Ibanez (2004-08)

Quinton McCracken (2004)

Jeremy Reed (2004-08)

Jorge Campillo (2005-07)

Jeff Harris (2005-06)

Felix Hernandez (2005-12, 2018)

Wiki Gonzalez (2005)

Miguel Ojeda (2005)

Yorvit Torrealba (2005)

Adrian Beltre (2005-09)

Yuniesky Betancourt (2005-09)

Mike Morse (2005-08)

Richie Sexson (2005-08)

Wilson Valdez (2005)

Jaime Bubela (2005)

Choo Shin-Soo (2005-06)

Travis Chick (2006)

Francisco Cruceta (2006)

Ryan Feierabend (2006-08)

Emiliano Fruto (2006)

Sean Green (2006-08)

Jon Huber (2006-07)

Cesar Jimenez (2006, 2008, 2011)

Bobby Livingston (2006)

Mark Lowe (2006-10)

Eric O’Flaherty (2006-08)

Jarrod Washburn (2006-09)

Jake Woods (2006-08)

Johjima Kenji (2006-09)

Guillermo Quiroz (2006, 2009-10)

Ben Broussard (2006-07)

Oswaldo Navarro (2006)

Eduardo Perez (2006)

Roberto Petagine (2006)

T.J. Bohn (2006)

Joe Borchard (2006)

Carl Everett III (2006)

Adam Jones (2006-07)

Matt Lawton; Jr. (2006)

Miguel Batista (2007-09)

Jason Davis (2007)

Brandon Morrow (2007-09)

John Parrish (2007)

Horacio Ramirez (2007)

Ryan Rowland-Smith (2007-10)

Jeff Weaver (2007)

Sean White (2007, 2009-10)

Jamie Burke (2007-09)

Rob Johnson (2007-10)

Nick Green (2007)

Reyn Rogers (2007)

Jose Vidro (2007-08)

Wladimir Balentien (2007-09)

Jason Ellison (2007)

Charlton Jimerson (2007-08)

Jeff Clement (2007-08)

Erik Bedard (2008-09, 2011)

Roy Corcoran (2008-09)

R.A. Dickey (2008)

Randy Messenger (2008-09)

Carlos Silva (2008-09)

Justin Thomas (2008)

Jared Wells (2008)

Miguel Cairo (2008)

Timothy Hulett; Jr. (2008)

Bryan LaHair (2008)

Greg Norton (2008)

Matt Tuiasosopo (2008-10)

Luis Valbuena (2008)

Brad Wilkerson (2008)

David Aardsma (2009-10)

Doug Fister (2009-11)

Lucas French (2009-10)

Chris Jakubauskas (2009)

Shawn Kelley (2009-12)

Garrett Olson (2009-10)

Ian Snell (2009-10)

Jason Vargas (2009-12)

Adam Moore (2009-11)

Russell Branyan (2009-10)

Mike Carp (2009-12)

Ronny Cedeno (2009)

Jack Hannahan IV (2009)

Chris Shelton (2009)

Mike Sweeney (2009-10)

Jack Wilson (2009-11)

Josh Wilson (2009-10)

Chris Woodward (2009-10)

Endy Chavez (2009)

Ken Griffey; Jr. (2009-10)

Franklin Gutierrez (2009-12)

Bill Hall (2009)

Ryan Langerhans (2009-11)

Michael Saunders (2009-12)

Jesus Colome (2010)

Chad Cordero (2010)

Dan Cortes (2010-11)

Brandon League (2010-12)

Cliff Lee (2010)

David Pauley (2010-11)

Chris Seddon (2010)

Kanekoa Texeira (2010)

Anthony Varvaro (2010)

Jamey Wright (2010-11)

Eliezer Alfonzo (2010)

Josh Bard (2010-11)

DeChone Figgins (2010-12)

Casey Kotchman (2010)

Matt Mangini (10 games 2010)

Justin Smoak (2010-12)

Milton Bradley; Jr. (2010-11)

Eric Byrnes (2010)

Greg Halman (2010-11)

Blake Beaven (2011-12)

Steve Delabar (2011-12)

Charlie Furbush (2011-12)

Jeff Gray (2011)

Aaron Laffey (2011)

Josh Lueke (2011)

Michael Pineda (2011)

Chris Ray (2011)

Chance Ruffin (2011)

Anthony Vasquez (2011)

Tom Wilhelmsen (2011-12)

Chris Gimenez (2011)

Dustin Ackley (2011-12)

Adam Kennedy (2011)

Alessandro Liddi (2011-12)

Luis Rodriguez (2011)

Brendan Ryan (2011-12)

Kyle Seager (2011-12, 2018-19)

Carlos Peguero (2011-12)

Trayvon Robinson (2011-12)

Casper Wells V (2011-12)

Mike Wilson (2011)

Jack Cust III (2011)

Wily Pena (2011)

Carter Capps (2012)

Hisashi Iwakuma (2012)

Josh Kinney (2012)

Lucas Luetge (2012)

Kevin Millwood (2012)

Hector Noesi (2012)

Oliver Perez (2012)

Stephen Pryor (2012)

Erasmo Ramirez (2012, 2018)

George Sherrill (2012)

John Jaso (2012)

Jesus Montero (2012)

Munenori Kawasaki (2012)

Carlos Triunfel (2012)

Eric Thames (2012)

Luis Jimenez (2012)

Dan Altavilla (2018-19)

Shawn Armstrong (2018)

Christian Bergman (2018)

Chasen Bradford (2018)

Alex Colome (2018)

Ryan Cook (2018)

Ross Detwiler (2018)

Edwin Diaz (2018)

Zach Duke (2018)

Roenis Elias (2018-19)

Matt Festa (2018-19)

Erik Goeddel (2018)

Marco Gonzales (2018-19)

Justin Grimm (2018)

Casey Lawrence (2018)

Mike Leake (2018)

Wade LeBlanc (2018)

Ariel Miranda (2018)

Mike Morin (2018)

Juan Nicasio (2018)

James Paxton (2018)

James Pazos (2018)

Nick Rumbelow (2018-19)

Marc Rzepczynski (2018)

Sam Tuivailala (2018)

Nick Vincent (2018)

Adam Warren (2018)

Robert Whalen (2018)

David Freitas (2018)

Chris Herrman (2018)

Mike Marjama (2018)

Mike Zunino (2018)

Gordon Beckham (2018)

Robinson Cano (2018)

Dee Gordon (2018-19)

Ryon Healy (2018-19)

Taylor Motter (2018)

Kristopher Negron (2018)

Andrew Romine (2018)

Jean Segura (2018)

Zach Vincej (2018)

Dan Vogelbach (2018-19)

John Andreoli (2018)

Nelson Cruz (2018)

Ben Gamel (2018)

Mitch Haniger (2018-19)

Guillermo Heredia (2018)

Cameron Maybin (2018)

Denard Span (2018)

Jay Bruce (2 games 2019)

Edwin Encarnacion (2 games 2019)

Domingo Santana (2 games 2019)

Omar Narvaez (2 games 2019)

Tim Beckham (2 games 2019)

Dylan Moore (2 games 2019)

Cory Gearrin (1 game 2019)

Zac Rosscup (2 games 2019)

Hunter Strickland (2 games 2019)

Braden Bishop (1 game 2019)

Yusei Kikuchi (1 game 2019)

Brandon Brennan (1 game 2019)

New York Yankees

David Aardsma (2012)

Justin Chamberlain (2012-13)

Cody Eppley (2012-13)

Freddy Garcia (2012)

Phil Hughes (2012-13)

Igarashi Ryota (2012)

Kuroda Hiroki (2012-14)

Boone Logan (2012-13)

Derek Lowe (2012)

D.J. Mitchell (2012)

Ivan Nova (2012-14)

Andy Pettitte (2012-13)

David Phelps (2012-14)

Chad Qualls (2012)

Clay Rapada (2012)

Mariano Rivera (2012-13)

David Robertson (2012-14)

C.C. Sabathia; Jr. (2012-14)

Rafael Soriano (2012)

Justin Thomas (2012)

Cory Wade (2012)

Adam Warren (2012-14)

Francisco Cervelli (2012-14)

Russell Martin: Jr. (2012)

Chris Stewart (2012-13)

Robinson Cano (2012-13)

Eric Chavez (2012)

Derek Jeter (2012-14)

Casey McGehee (2012)

Jayson Nix (2012-13)

Eduardo Nunez (2012-13)

Steve Pearce (2012)

Ramiro Pena (2012)

Alex Rodriguez (2012-13)

Mark Teixeira (2012-14)

Chris Dickerson (2012)

Brett Gardner (2012-14)

Curtis Granderson; Jr. (2012-13)

Raul Ibanez (2012)

Andruw Jones (2012)

Darnell McDonald (2012)

Melquisedic Mesa (2012-13)

Nick Swisher (2012)

DeWayne Wise (2012)

Dellin Betances (2013-14)

Chris Bootcheck (2013)

Cesar Cabral (2013-14)

Preston Claiborne (2013-14)

Matt Daley (2013-14)

David Huff (2013-14)

Shawn Kelley (2013-14)

Brett Marshall (2013)

Jim Miller (2013-14)

Vidal Nuno (2013-14)

Mike Zagurski (2013)

John Murphy (2013-14)

Austin Romine (2013-14)

David Adams (2013)

Reid Brignac (2013)

Luis Cruz (2013)

Alberto Gonzalez (2013)

Travis Ishikawa (2013)

Corban Joseph (2013)

Brent Lillibridge (2013)

Chris Nelson (2013)

Lyle Overbay (2013)

Mark Reynolds (2013)

Brendan Ryan (2013-14)

Kevin Youkilis (2013)

Zoilo Almonte (2013-14)

Brennan Boesch (2013)

Ben Francisco (2013)

Thomas Neal (2013)

Alfonso Soriano (2013-14)

Vernon Wells III (2013)

Travis Hafner (2013)

Alfredo Aceves (2014)

Bruce Billings (2014)

Chris Capuano (2014)

Jeff Francis (2014)

Shane Greene (2014)

Rich Hill (2014)

Wade LeBlanc (2014)

Chris Leroux (2014)

Brandon McCarthy (2014)

Josh Outman (2014)

Michael Pineda (2014)

Jose Ramirez (2014)

Chaz Roe (2014)

Esmil Rogers (2014)

Masahiro Tanaka (2014)

Matt Thornton (2014)

Chase Whitley (2014)

Brian McCann (2014)

Dean Anna (2014)

Stephen Drew (2014)

Chase Headley (2014)

Kelly Johnson (2014)

Jose Pirela (2014)

Martin Prado (2014)

Brian Roberts (2014)

Brendan Ryan (2014)

Scott Sizemore (2014)

Yangervis Solarte (2014)

Zelous Wheeler (2014)

Carlos Beltran (2014)

Jacoby Ellsbury (2014)

Eury Perez (2014)

Antoan Richardson (2014)

Chris Young (2014)

Miami Marlins

Kyle Barraclough (2015-17)

Carter Capps (2015)

Steve Cishek (2015)

Adam Conley (2015-17)

Erik Cordier (2015)

Jarred Cosart (2015-16)

Mike Dunn (2015-16)

Sam Dyson (2015)

Brian Ellington (2015-17)

Jose Fernandez (2015-16)

Kendry Flores (2015-16)

Brad Hand (2015)

Dan Haren (2015)

Mat Latos (2015)

Raudel Lazo (2015)

Nick Masset (2015)

Vin Mazzaro (2015)

Scott McGough (2015)

Bryan Morris (2015-16)

Chris Narveson (2015-16)

Justin Nicolino (2015-17)

David Phelps (2015-17)

A.J. Ramos; Jr. (2015-17)

Chris Reed (2015)

Andre Rienzon (2015)

Jose Urena (2015-17)

Jeff Mathis (2015-16)

J.T. Realmuto (2015-17)

Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2015)

Jhonatan Solano (2015)

Tomas Telis (2015-17)

Jeff Baker (2015)

Justin Bour (2015-17)

Reid Brignac (2015)

Devaris Gordon (2015-17)

Adeiny Hechavarria (2015-17)

Don Kelly (2015-16)

Casey McGehee (2015)

Mike Morse (2015)

Martin Prado (2015-17)

Miguel Rojas (2015-17)

Donovan Solano (2015)

Derek Dietrich (2015-17)

Cole Gillespie (2015-16)

Marcell Ozuna (2015-17)

Giancarlo Stanton (2015-17)

Jordany Valdespin (2015)

Christian Yelich (2015-17)

Craig Breslow (2016)

Austin Brice (2016)

Andrew Cashner (2016)

Hunter Cervenka (2016-17)

Wei-Yin Chen (2016-17)

Paul Clemens (2016)

Odrisamer Despaigne (2016-17)

Cody Ege (2016)

Jake Esch (2016)

Cody Hall (2016)

Edwin Jackson (2016)

Dustin McGowan (2016-17)

Nefi Ogando (2016)

Colin Rea (2016)

Joseph Reyes (2016)

Fernando Rodney (2016)

Nick Wittgren (2016-17)

Robert Andino (2016)

Chris Johnson (2016)

Yefri Perez (2016)

Xavier Scruggs (2016)

Jeff Francoeur (2016)

Destin Hood (2016)

Oswaldo Arcia (2016)

Jarlin Garcia (2017)

Javy Guerra (2017)

Jeff Locke (2017)

Chris O’Grady (2017)

Dillon Peters (2017)

Drew Steckenrider (2017)

Dan Straily (2017)

Junichi Tazawa (2017)

Edinson Volquez (2017)

Vance Worley (2017)

Brad Ziegler (2017)

A.J. Ellis (2017)

Brian Anderson (2017)

Mike Aviles (2017)

Christian Colon (2017)

Steve Lombardozzi (2017)

Tyler Moore (2017)

J.T. Riddle (2017)

NPB All-Stars

 Hideki Irabu (1994-95)

Koichiro Yoshinaga (1994)

Hiroo Ishii (1994)

Junichi Fukura (1994)

Hiromi Matsunaga (1994)

Tetsuro Hirose (1994)

Kevin Reimer (1994)

Makoto Sasaki (1994-95, 1997)

Ralph Bryant (1994)

Kimiyasu Kudoh (1994-95)

Tsutomu Itoh (1994-95, 1997-98)

Kazuhiro Kiyohara (1994)

Hatsuhiko Tsuji (1994-95)

Koji Akiyama (1994, 1996, 1999)

Makoto Shimada (1994)

Satoshi Nakajima (1995)

Julio Franco (1995, 1998)

Hiroki Kokubo (1995, 1997)

Kiyoshi Hatsushiba (1995)

Yukio Tanaka (1995-96)

Darrin Jackson (1995)

Troy Neel (1995-96)

Toshifumi Baba (1995)

So Taguchi (1995-97, 2000)

John Hillman (1996)

Koichiro Yoshinaga (1996)

Atsushi Kataoka (1996-98)

Koichi Oshima (1996-97, 2000)

Norihiro Nakamura (1996, 1999-2000)

Arihito Muramatsu (1996)

Yukihiro Ishizaki (1996)

Makoto Takada (1996)

Fumiya Nishiguchi (1997-98)

Phil Clark (1997-99)

Ken Suzuki (1997)

Kazuo Matsui (1997-2000)

Karl Rhodes (1997, 1999)

Domingo Martinez (1997)

Taisei Takagi (1997-98)

Tatsuya Ide (1997)

Naoyuki Omura (1998)

Hiroshi Shibahara (1998, 2000)

Nigel Wilson (1998, 2000)

Makoto Kaneko (1998-99)

Susumu Otomo (1998-99)

Daisuke Matsuzaka (1999-2000)

Kenji Johjima (1999-2000)

Michihiro Ogasawara (1999-2000)

Yoshitomo Tani (1999)

Makoto Kosaka (1999-2000)

Nobuhiko Matsunaka (2000)

Sherman Obando (2000)

MLB All-Stars

Alex Rodriguez (2001-08, 2010)

Manny Ramirez (2001-08)

Bret Boone (2001, 2003)

Juan Gonzalez (2001)

John Olerud (2001)

Edgar Martinez (2001, 2003)

Cal Ripken; Jr. (2001)

Ivan Rodriguez (2001, 2004-07)

Roger Clemens (2001, 2003)

Magglio Ordonez (2001-03, 2006-07)

Derek Jeter (2001-02, 2004, 2006-10)

Johnny Damon (2002, 2005)

Jim Thome (2002, 2006)

Eric Chavez (2002)

Darin Erstad (2002)

Derek Lowe (2002)

Jorge Posada (2002-03, 2007)

Jason Giambi (2002-04)

Alfonso Soriano (2002-05)

Shea Hillenbrand (2002, 2005)

Torii Hunter (2002, 2007, 2010)

Mark Buehrle (2002, 2005-06, 2009)

Roy Halladay (2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09)

Pedro Martinez (2002, 2005)

Freddy Garcia (2002)

Eddie Guardado (2002-03)

Mariano Rivera (2002, 2004-06, 2008-09)

Sasaki Kazuhiro (2002)

Ugueth Urbina (2002)

Barry Zito (2002-03, 2006)

A.J. Pierzynski (2002, 2006)

Paul Konerko (2002, 2005-06, 2010)

Mike Sweeney (2002-03, 2005)

Tony Batista (2002)

Robin Ventura (2002)

Nomar Garciaparra (2002-03)

Miguel Tejada (2002)

Omar Vizquel (2002)

Garret Anderson (2002-03, 2005)

Robert Fick (2002)

Dwight Wynn (2002)

Esteban Loaiza (2003-04)

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Robert MacDougal (2003)

Jamie Moyer (2003-04)

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C.C. Sabathia; Jr. (2003-04, 2007)

Ramon Hernandez (2003)

Jason Varitek (2003, 2005, 2008)

Hank Blalock (2003-04)

Melvin Mora (2003, 2005)

Vernon Wells III (2003, 2006, 2010)

Carl Everett III (2003)

Dmitri Young (2003)

Vladimir Guerrero (2004-07, 2010)

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Victor Martinez (2004, 2007, 2009)

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Ronnie Belliard (2004)

Carlos Guillen (2004, 2007-08)

Miguel Tejada (2004-06)

Michael Young (2004-09)

Carl Crawford (2004, 2007, 2009-10)

Matt Lawton; Jr. (2004)

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Mark Teixeira (2005, 2009)

Brian Roberts (2005, 2007)

Danys Baez (2005)

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Justin Duchscherer (2005, 2008)

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B.J. Ryan (2005-06)

Johan Santana (2005-07)

Bob Wickman (2005)

Scott Podsednik (2005)

Mark Loretta (2006)

Jose Contreras (2006)

Bobby Jenks (2006)

Scott Kazmir (2006, 2008)

Francisco Liriano (2006)

Jonathan Papelbon (2006-09)

Mark Redman (2006)

Joe Mauer (2006, 2008-10)

Robinson Cano (2006, 2010)

Jose Lopez (2006)

Jermaine Dye (2006)

Gary Matthews; Jr. (2006)

Alex Rios (2006-07)

Grady Sizemore (2006-08)

Placido Polanco (2006)

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J.J. Putz (2007)

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Justin Morneau (2007-09)

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Dustin Pedroia (2008-09)

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Felix Hernandez (2009)

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Ben Zobrist (2009)

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[thebookdragon217]

"These developments, the rezonings, they are nothing but racist weapons of mass displacement used to push out the poor and the long-term residents of color." Hipster Death Rattle by Richie Narvaez was the first selection for #ReadPuertoRican monthly group read and it did not disappoint. The writing was captivating from the prologue. It was bold, witty and remarkably descriptive. The descriptions were so vivid that NYC, especially Brooklyn took on a life of its own. Narvaez's writing was so immaculate and atmospheric that Williamsburg transformed into a character of its own. This book had all the elements I love when I read noir and mysteries. The main character was morally gray and made for the perfect anti-hero. The Puerto Rican women were strong beacons of family values. The side characters had depth and straddled the fence of being good and bad. Self-motivation was a huge theme as each character wrestled with certain moral dilemmas that weren't revealed all at once. Narvaez manages to capture their individual voices seamlessly and keep them authentic and original. The POV's were clear and concise and never felt confusing. The slasher murders played out perfectly against the backdrop of gentrification. I loved that it was used as a metaphor to show expose how violent gentrification is against communities of color. Narvaez' strong writing really showcased the anger, desperation and hopelessness of displaced communities. I also really enjoyed that the author still managed to highlight the ways that Puerto Ricans manage to survive over and over again, how they support each other and how they continue to fight against the system that wants to keep them as second class citizens. It reminds me to pay close attention to what is happening to Puerto Ricans on the island. U.S. Colonialism continues to push my people outside of the margins so aggressively that erasure is going to be the only outcome if their isn't a collective intervention on a mass level. A special thank you to @rnz1000 for chatting with us and for all the wonderful insight on gentrification. If you're looking an authentic Nuyorican mystery that will keep you turning the pages, pick this one up. (at L.E.S) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXKpGLzLpNA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hey there Fuckface, here's an excuse to answer all of the questions from the most recent ask prompt.

I got a few but I’m just gonna answer them all here so. Blush : What do you do when you have a crush on someone? Uh, short circuit Kiss : What’s the sweetest thing someone has done for you? I dunno?? Made me a playlistCuddle : Which one of your mutuals do you really want to hug right now? Easy. @richietoaster Heartbeat : What fictional character do you love? Also easy, Richie Tozier. Romance : Perfect date? Hmm, depending on what’s in theaters...a movie I really wanna see and then some dinner. (Movie before dinner bc then you have something to talk about at dinner) but if there’s nothing I wanna see in theaters, I would say...hmm. Take me somewhere exciting, like a rock climbing place or a go cart place or like those indoor trampoline places!!! Joy : What truly makes you happy? Mother. Fucking. Rooster. Teeth. And. Ray. Mother. Fucking. Narvaez. Jr. (RT is a company that has many many shows and shit, like Red vs Blue, RWBY, Camp Camp. Also can’t forget Achievement Hunter which is literally the only fandom I’ve been in for as long as I’ve been a fan which is like 8 years. And Ray aka Brownman, is a twitch streamer who used to be in Achievement Hunter but left to pursue streaming full time. Also I get to meet him in like June and I’m gonna cry. Like just saying) Happiness : Who are your kin? That’s just your family right? Or are you asking like who I’m closest to? Idk. My cousin Clayton is who I’m closest to, he’s 15 but he’s the most grown up 15 year old you will ever meet, he’s basically had to live on his own most his life so he’s really grown up accordingly. I would give my life for that kid. Love : Are you, or have you been, in love before? I have. Love scares me. Idk. Beloved : What do you love the most about yourself? My septum ring. I also like my eyes, they’re really blue and I like it. Sweet: Favorite love song? Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith Cute : What’s your aesthetic? Um, edgy grungy but also nerd who wears graphic tees and loves video games. Thoughtful : If you could change your name, what would you call yourself? Idk, I’d probably just shorten my name. I don’t like Katelyn at all. So Kat, maybe Kai. Charming : Who helps motivate you? My mom. My best friend Tristan ❤️Beautiful : Who is your ideal significant other? Bitch, idk. Affection : Who do you ship? Lmao. Reddie, Stanlon, Santiago and Jake from BB9Kind : What Pokemon would you be? UmbreonHeart Beat : You’re getting coffee with a celebrity, who is it? This is hard, um, All Time Low all four of them. Giggle : Do you believe in love at first sight? I believe in attraction at first sight Laughter : Who can always make you laugh? Ray Smile : What do you find attractive? Twinky boys, curvy girls Warmth : What is your happy place? My video games Huggable : What are your favorite flowers? Idk I don’t care about flowers Soul Mate : Who is your best friend? @tristans--world Unique : What qualities do you look for in other people? Funny, and not an asshole Trust : Do you trust people easily? Lol noDearest : What item is most dear to you? My notebook, it’s got stories and ideas and shit

[therealimintobooks]

Book Tour Featuring *Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco* by Richie Narvaez @richie_narvaez @dollycas #giveaway

Book Tour Featuring *Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco* by Richie Narvaez @richie_narvaez @dollycas #giveaway

Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez About Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco

Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco

Young Adult Cozy Mystery Grade Level: 10 – 12 1st in Series Publisher: Pinata Books (May 31, 2020) Paperback: 248 pages ISBN-10: 1558859020 ISBN-13: 978-1558859029 Digital Publisher: Arte Público Press (June 22, 2020) Print Length: 255 pages ASIN: B08BQRZLTC

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November 13 - ¡Pa'que tu lo sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico

November 13 – ¡Pa’que tu lo sepas!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico

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Celebrate the release of ¡PA’QUE TU LO SEPAS!: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico. Proceeds will go to UNIDOS Disaster Relief & Recovery Program to Support Puerto Rico. Contributing local authors Richie Narvaez, Christopher Novas, and Angel Luis Colón will read their stories and sign books.

Richie Narvaez(aka R. Narvaez) was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His…

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Guatemalan and Mexican jarras, used to make and/or serve chocolate, atole and café de olla, hold molinillos and other wooden kitchen  implements. The Guatemalan jarra, on the left, bears the inscription: “No me olvides” (“Don’t forget about me”).

This is the time of year when the timelines of speculative fiction writers and reviewers fill with awards eligibility posts listing stories and novels readers might consider nominating for upcoming Nebula and Hugo awards.

It can be a humbling time for those of us who are slow to write and slow to submit. Many of my colleagues in the field have four or five eligible short stories, and at least one eligible longer piece (novelette, novella or novel); I have only one. And while it is true that I’m not a fantastically prolific fiction writer even in the best years, I know my creative output took a real hit in 2017.

From chatting with and hearing the comments of other Latinx writers, I’m not the only one. The  profound and recurring political threats to our local and national communities, as well as the catastrophic natural events that have impacted us, our friends and loved ones, have taken a toll. Understand — none of us are laying down or laying off, none of us are willingly muting our voices at a time when it becomes more and more urgent to speak out — but writing can feel like slogging through particularly thick and bitter molasses these days.

Still, you know what they say.

One. Story. At. A. Time.

My award nomination eligible short story this year — “Sin Embargo,” published in the anthology Latin@ Rising in January — is among my favorites. It plays across languages. It looks at tough issues of displacement and migration and politically motivated brutality, and still finds a way to speak of love, of hope, and of the radically transformative magic of interpersonal solidarity. It is a bear to read aloud because of all the bilingual homographs, and yet I insist on doing just that at public readings because … well, there is delight to be had in noting difference and similarity and the possibility of wholeheartedly embracing both.

  In “Sin Embargo,” by Sabrina Vourvoulias, the psychology of immigration and asylum collides with inhuman transformation. — Kirkus Reviews

“Sin Embargo” is not, unfortunately, available to read online for those who might want to read it for nomination consideration. But the whole anthology is top-notch and well worth purchasing in print or eBook, and it deserves a a much wider SFF readership than it has had so far.

Latin@ Rising includes wonderful reprint stories from writers celebrated by the SFF community (Junot Díaz, Carlos Hernández, Daniel José Older and Carmen María Machado), along with remarkable original stories by  Latinx literary luminaries that are perhaps less known to SFF-only audiences, like the superb Kathleen Alcalá and Ana Castillo. It also includes the first English-language translation of a short story, “Accursed Lineage,” by Daína Chaviano, who is considered one of the three most important SFF authors writing in Spanish (Argentina’s Angélica Gorodischer and Spain’s Elia Barceló are the other two).

I honestly believe that if Latin@ Rising had been reviewed by SFF-focused review sites, or if it had gotten the attention other, more mainstream SFF anthologies have received this year, many of its stories would already be on people’s Nebula and Hugo nominating lists. I’m particularly fond of “Caridad” by Alex Hernández, “The Drain” by Alejandra Sánchez,”Room for Rent” by Richie Narvaez, and “Flying Under the Texas Radar With Paco and Los Freetails” by Ernest Hogan. (I wish there were an award somewhere for ingenious story titles because Hogan would be a repeat winner. “Pancho Villa’s Flying Circus” in the anthology  We See a Different Frontier is another good one of his.)

Beyond Latin@ Rising

I read a lot of other great short stories this year and no way can I remember them all, but among those that live most vividly in my memory are:

“The Famine King” by Darcie Little Badger (Mythic Delirium)

“Monster Girls Don’t Cry” by A. Merc Rustad (Uncanny Magazine)

“Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine)

“Naranjas Inmortales” by Ezzy Guerrero Languzzi (from the anthology Strange California)

“The Obsidian Codex“ by David Bowles (from his 2017 collection of short stories Chupacabra Vengeance). I think this story is longer than a short story, possibly novelette length? A further word about this collection (which contains my favorite Bowles story, “Wildcat,” originally published by Apex Magazine in 2015): Many of the stories in the collection are very dark and contain horrors beyond the commonplace … a number of them really should be under consideration for a Shirley Jackson award.

“The Corporal” by Ali Bader. All right, this short story isn’t actually eligible for nomination since it appeared (translated) in the 2016 anthology Iran +100, but I only read it this year so, for me, it is identified with this year’s great pieces. I urge you to seek it out simply for the pleasure of reading a beautifully written fantasy with sci fi elements.

As far as 2017 novels are concerned, I haven’t yet read most of the ones that have been mentioned in the overlapping “Best of” lists are being published now. Still, I am hoping that the exceptional “American Street” by Ibi Zoboi is on lots of folks’ award-nominating lists in either the novel or YA categories. And, yes, it is good enough to deserve to be on both at once.

If I can dredge up more recommended reads from my memory banks during this nominating period, I’ll update this post. Stay tuned.

And don’t forget to nominate!

                  2017 awards eligibility and what I’ve loved reading this year This is the time of year when the timelines of speculative fiction writers and reviewers fill with awards eligibility posts listing stories and novels readers might consider nominating for upcoming Nebula and Hugo awards.

[tahyirasavanna]

Taking a look at: HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE

Taking a look at: HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE

No question about it, my summer reading lists have always included crime fiction. But with this particular entry in the genre, there was another pull. Its author, Richie Narvaez, was actually my professor not too long ago. And upon finishing, I found his debut novel acted as an almost additional lesson from the Crime Fiction course he taught.

In Hipster Death Rattle, gentrification and a…

[mysterytribune]

Parbleu! A New Hercule: Musings On Amazon Prime Original The ABC Murders

Richie Narvaez, author of upcoming novel Hipster Death Rattle, takes a close look at the new Amazon Prime Original mini-series The ABC Murders. 

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You know the real reason we can’t have nice things? Because someone will remake, reboot, or re-envision them. In this corporate-dominant age in which everyone and his lawyer is trying to launch a streaming service and is therefore on the lookout…

[criticalangst]

SHORT AND SHADY: ‘TINY CRIMES’ IS FIENDISHLY FUN FLASH FICTION

TINY CRIMES EDITED BY LINCOLN MICHEL & NADXIELI NIETO CATAPULT

I got interested in Tiny Crimes when I saw that Lincoln Michel was a co-editor. We reviewed his dark, quirky short story collection Upright Beasts a few years ago. The assonant title aside, most of the crimes in this anthology of flash fiction are not so tiny. The perpetrators in the 40 short stories in this collection are often heinous and occasionally psychotic. My favorite leans toward the latter category. In Richie Narvaez’s “Withhold the Dawn” the protagonist lures IRS agents to her house and then brutally murders them. She then turns them into empanada filling which she gifts to her neighbors. I’m averse to gore (I often close my eyes when watching The Walking Dead) but this was a fun take on revenge.

There are lots of nifty touches in Tiny Crimes. The index is amusing, if not exactly necessary -- here’s an excerpt from G section: (“...Gangsters, Gated Community, Gasoline -station, -used as accelerant, Good Guy -claims to be, Guilt -y of being a bystander, human-, Gun...”). There are stories that are straightforward flash and many that are experimental, like “Airport Paperback” by Adam Hirsch which is heavily redacted. A few of the stories are translations -- one from Chinese -- the original text presented side-by-side with the English.

I was inspired flipping through this collection and found it useful in my day job -- not doing crimes but teaching creative writing to high school kids. My only crimes of late have been not updating this blog and maybe sharing “Withhold the Dawn” with my students. “Okay class, trigger warning: unknowing cannibalism, axe murders…”. I actually had to say that. Anyway, they loved it -- and no one reported me. Win, win.

So steal a copy of this book from your local bookseller or get a copy from the wonderful imprint Catapult. Catapult is doing lots of cool literary things and giving new writers a forum (just not this writer -- ha, ha, -- I entered the contest to get published in this book). Tiny Crimes, released June 5th, is perfect for the beach, the plane, or the stakeout. 

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