This anthology showcases the unique voices of residents or natives of Corpus Christi, Texas. From poetry to prose, fiction to non-fiction, the selections express individuality and diversity while also articulating universal themes.
The talking cat and the talking squirrel are back this year. They’re joined by a soulful dog. The pot-smoking hippie returns to be joined by the LSD police and an aging drug lord seeking a successor. Immigrants take life-threatening risks in pursuit of a better life. The Resurrection is described from the perspective of a tomb cutter. A mother fights on a mountain for her Christian values. Other writers take a decidedly secular view. Dystopia remains a popular topic. People scramble for love and food in a hostile world. A podcast forecasts the end of the world. Some view the future more positively as esoteric products become available online. If you want escape and a guaranteed happy ending, there is that too.
Corpus Christi and Texas emerge as dominant landscapes. You can read about K Space or fishing trips or a newsboy Christmas or a rural area where disputes were handled without police. An alternate history tells of a student at Kingsville High School. The third sand bar, the Austwell turnoff, and the Copano Bay Bridge are elevated to mythic levels. They are not as familiar to the average reader as Manhattan or Brooklyn, but perhaps they should be. There’s a poem written in the dirt and there’s an autopsy of poetry. People remember lost loves and strive for sexual identity. And when all else fails, there’s a librarian who chases someone stealing a book.
Images are included in this anthology. Most are created by the writers. Local artist, Jimmy Peña, created “Typing Hands.” The cover plays off an eye chart as we bring local writers into sharp 20/20 focus in the year 2020.
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This anthology showcases the unique voices of residents or natives of Corpus Christi, Texas. From poetry to prose, fiction to non-fiction, the writers express individuality and diversity while also articulating universal themes. The writers are:
ABRAR AHMAD
ALAN BERECKA
ALISA HOPE WAGNER
ALLYSON LARKIN
ANDREA PEREZ
AZRAEL MONTOYA
BOB JAMES
CAROL MAYS
CHARLES ETHERIDGE
CHRISTIAN GARDUNO
COFFFEEE CAT
CYNTHIA BREEDING
DAVID CARPENTER
DEVORAH FOX
DYLAN LOPEZ
ELISSA BREWSTER
ESTHER BONILLA READ
FREDRICK GONZALES
GERALD BECKMAN
GRANT MAYS
HEATHER TWARDOWSKI
HELENE GUERRA
JACQUELINE GONZALEZ
JASON BOND
JAVIER VILLARREAL
JIM MCCUTCHON
JIMMY WILDEN
JO ANN SANDERSON
JOEL ORTIZ
JOHN MEZA
JON GREGORY
JOSEPH WILSON
JOSHUA ESPITIA
JOSHUA HAMILTON
JUAN PEREZ
KAREN CLINE-TARDIFF
KENNETH BENNIGHT
LEE HULTIN
LOU ELLA HICKMAN
MANDY ASHCRAFT
MATT ROSAS
MONA SCHROEDER
PAUL MCCANN
PATRICIA ALANIZ
REBECAH HALL
ROBERTA DOHSE
ROBIN CARSTENSEN
RON GEORGE
SARAH K. LENZ
SKYLAR PIERCE
TOM DIFRANCESCA
TOM MURPHY
TREV TREVINO
WILLIAM MAYS
WILLIAM WALTON
ZOE RAMOS
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