The Miami Creation Myth Sells Out

Even when injured, dehydrated, moments from heat stroke, one wish kept me from collapsing into the mud forever: selling shirts to papi chulos.

ICE Deports Marco Rubio

“I’m the Secretary of State!” yelled a short, tubby man with a Miami accent. He shook his bars as the dozen other people in his cell grinned.

Every Bro You’ll Meet in a Miami Club

A comprehensive guide of the many types of Miami bros one is liable to encounter in da clurb.

The Joy of Selling My 1,000th Book

Two years ago, when I self-published a silly little book titled The Miami Creation Myth, I set the goal of selling 1,000 copies.

¡Dímelo!

Only in Miami Stories from The Miami Creation Myth

A Love Letter to Miami

A Love Letter to Miami

You implicitly understand my bilingual upbringing and cultural idiosyncrasies. Other cities looked askance at my enthusiastic gesticulation and multilingual expletive-laden interjections.

Where Do White Latinos Belong in America?

Where Do White Latinos Belong in America?

I like to joke that I’m a Daywalker. For those who missed Wesley Snipes’ Oscar-worthy work in Blade, the term applies to vampires who can saunter about in sunlight without immediate incineration. The moniker fits because, as a White Latino, I move seamlessly through two worlds without negative repercussions.