among the stars*
Welcome to the Sunday post. The Spring 2024 issue of Pleiades is out. The Spring 2024 issue of Pleiades on my lap where it lived for much of the weekend. The...
one of my mothers
Welcome to the Sunday post. I just finished reading a printed and bound risograph text, an anthology, called Mommy Wound, and I can’t wait to write to you...
Letter from a reader: Process
Welcome to a Thursday edition of Mommy’s El Camino. After a recent post where I wrote about my ongoing writing process, I received a reply from a reader....
9am pool crew
Welcome to the Sunday post. My heart is with all the people sustaining and supporting the student encampments around the country. Thank you to every person...
call for submissions
Welcome to the Sunday post. What’s this all about? Where can I read every last thing Mommy’s El Camino has published since March 2023? Paid subscribers are...
the blurbs that never were
Welcome to the Sunday post. It’s taking me over a month to fill out this author questionnaire. The bulk of it is answered but I want to take my time because...
The Vickie Vértiz Admiration Society is Now in Session
Welcome to the Sunday post. JOIN US on Zoom on Thursday, April 18th, 3pm-4pm Pacific, where Jessica Ceballos y Campbell and I will be in conversation with...
mini-interview with Nilsa Ada Rivera
It's Mommy's El Camino! Thanks for riding along. Nilsa on a peak in Puerto Rico In 2021, I met Nilsa Ada Rivera via FaceTime. We had both just signed...
re: re: re:
Welcome to the Sunday post. JOIN US on Zoom on Thursday, April 18th, 3pm-4pm Pacific, where Jessica Ceballos y Campbell and I will be in conversation with...
greatest hits
Welcome to the Sunday post. I've just returned from a road trip up and down the California coast. Here are some links to the archives you might find...
book #4
Welcome to the Sunday post. The germ of the idea has been sprouting for years now. After a number of fits and starts, I think I've got a little tail of...
mini-interview with Ursula Villarreal-Moura
Like Happiness, out on 3/26/24 I feel like I've been internet acquainted with Ursula for a long time. She was among some of the people I connected with on...
history with tobacco
Welcome to the Sunday post. Premium Subscribers riding shotgun: the next FRONT SEAT OFFICE HOUR is scheduled for Thurs. March 21st at 2pm PST. Reply to this...
slow reads
Welcome to the Sunday post. Mommy's El Camino was mentioned in Lisa Locascio Nighthawk's newsletter Not Knowing How. Thanks so much, Lisa.🌷🌿💘 Premium...
Mommy's El Camino Turns 1
Welcome to the Sunday post. What's this all about? Where can I read more of what I missed in the past year? Hey, Premium Subscribers riding shotgun: the next...
mini-interview with Lexi Kent-Monning
Lexi Kent-Monning I've spent some time with Lexi Kent-Monning's work--whether it was choosing her essay when I was a guest editor for Joyland, or most...
I Will Not Submit: on literary journal submissions
Recently I saw a post on Bluesky about someone using Submittable who realized that writers no longer get an email notification when work is rejected or...
pit stop 2
Welcome to the Sunday post. This is the final week that I have the pleasure of facilitating a nonfiction writing workshop with Tin House, and all my creative...
pit stop 1
Welcome to the Sunday post. This week and next I have the pleasure of leading a nonfiction writing workshop with Tin House, and all my creative energies will...
the adolescent closet portal
Welcome to the Sunday post. What on earth? And: A note to premium subscribers and Founding Members! The first 2024 Mommy's El Camino FRONT SEAT OFFICE HOUR...
