Cuban Americans Heroically Fight for Kidnapped Mom by Doing Nothing
The Difficulty of Satirizing MAGA
Why I Removed 30,000 Pounds of Trash from the Mangroves
The Miami Creation Myth Sells Out
ICE Deports Marco Rubio
Every Bro You’ll Meet in a Miami Club
The Joy of Selling My 1,000th Book
Cubans’ Shift to MAGA is Rooted in Trauma & Anger
Take the Miami Gentrification Tour!
I Really Don’t Want to Be a Climate Refugee
Cuban Americans Heroically Fight for Kidnapped Mom by Doing Nothing

Cuban Americans Heroically Fight for Kidnapped Mom by Doing Nothing

When Heidy Sánchez was kidnapped and separated from her one-year-old nursing child during a routine ICE appointment, her own community collectively rose in righteous indignation and anger to do absolutely nothing. Cuban Americans across the country imitated the tens...
The Difficulty of Satirizing MAGA

The Difficulty of Satirizing MAGA

A few weeks ago, I came up with a mind-blowing idea for a satirical essay. It was to be titled “MAGA Latinos in Salvadoran Prison Request Absentee Ballots to Vote for Trump’s Third Term.” It was perfect, if a bit wordy.  The inherent jokes were that (1) Trump...
Why I Removed 30,000 Pounds of Trash from the Mangroves

Why I Removed 30,000 Pounds of Trash from the Mangroves

I made it, everyone! The Dirty Thirty. The Double Quinceañera. 30,000 pounds of trash. It’s been a hell of a ride. You can’t spend 163 days in the mangroves collecting and lugging 15 tons of trash on your back without accumulating some scars along the way. Stepping on...
The Miami Creation Myth Sells Out

The Miami Creation Myth Sells Out

Longtime Miami Creation Myth fans know I’ve been at this little project for a while. Eight years, to be exact. Over that time, I created thousands of memes, hundreds of essays and articles, five live shows, and two short story collections. The classic MCM lore asserts...
ICE Deports Marco Rubio

ICE Deports Marco Rubio

“I’m the Secretary of State of the United States of America!” yelled a short, tubby man with dark hair and a Miami accent. He shook his bars in futile frustration while the dozen other detainees in his cell looked on and grinned. “I was a U.S. Senator! I ran for...
Every Bro You’ll Meet in a Miami Club

Every Bro You’ll Meet in a Miami Club

Miami’s world-famous club scene varies widely from venue to venue. Some are hyper-exclusive douchebag receptacles. Others are welcoming, come-as-you-are hippie free-for-alls. Below is as comprehensive a guide as several longtime Miami club enjoyers (and occasional...