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Finished, FINISHED, My Anthology and Lunch with the Editor This Sunday

4/11/2016

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Yesterday, despite still being sleep deprived from the Cubs winning the World Championship (Go Cachorros!) and my neighbors celebrating como locos, I completed "Wolf Trek", the last story I was really struggling to finish.  I started working on that piece years ago, and finally got it done: I was happy with the result.  I am already planning what sections to cut out and revise because it is almost forty pages long.  Soon, for your pleasure, I will post it in the Current Work section because that story really felt like I was giving birth.  Yes, I am showing off my literary newborn.

Needless to say, I am happy.

In fact, it is set up as an excerpt to a longer novel, but I am going to let it rest, once I am satisfied with it, and continue with a novel I am rewriting for the second time.  That project is over 200 pages long, and when I revised it, I changed the point of view, from a pre-adolescent boy to a young teenage girl.  That novel has a lot of promise, and like "Wolf Trek", I have been working in it for way too long, over 10 years, in fact.  It merits completion.

This Sunday, the editor is coming to my house for lunch.  I am really excited to have him over to our humble place because we haven't had a lunch guest or any guest in quite a while; besides, he is fantastic company, and I think we will have a fine working relationship.  My husband is going to be part of that meeting because he is promoting the book and booking any gigs in the future.  This semester, I am planning on reading poetry at my own college for a poetry slam, and we plan to have the editor there, maybe to prepare us to perform and hopefully judge the event.  Adam is that kind of writer and artist who really supports the community, especially young people.  I admire that spirit in him.  

Later on today, my family and I are going to see the historic Cubs parade.  Unfortunately, we don't have any money for swag or souvenirs, but we will take pictures and post them here, tomorrow. 

Below is a funny note for my son's first grade teacher because I didn't want him to miss out on this historic event.  He has perfect attendance, but some history needs to be experienced as a family.  It took 108 years for the Cubs to win the World Series, I am not waiting 108 more. 

Here is to celebrating victories, Cubs Champion style (well, maybe not that loco).
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Dr. Jesu Estrada link
4/11/2016 08:27:06 am

Yeeee! Somebody actually liked the blog on the blog page!

Thank you!!!

Jesu

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Aaron
4/11/2016 08:45:35 am

Your passion for your craft and love of writing makes all of us smile! Thank you. Your honey and husband, Aaron

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Your Wifey
4/11/2016 09:02:45 am

I love you! I can't wait to work together on another dream. We make a great team, and you make everything ever-so fun. You always have, from picking out my wedding dress, over eight years go, to helping me make decisions about the kids on a daily basis. I couldn't ask for a better husband and partner in crime. Te adoro! -Jesú

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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and a menagerie of animals.

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