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Canto XLII: How to Succeed in Freelancing While Really, Really Trying
Gentle cabrones:
Apologies for the delay in my canto. Had to do a last-minute road trip to Phoenix for a story. Finishing up nearly all my freelance assignments before I start as a features writer...
Canto XLI: A Timeline of Mexican Anaheim
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Sometime next year -- I think in the summer -- my next big project will be announced.
It ain't a book, or a movie, or a TV show (although I'm always working towards those),...
Canto XL: Don’t Be Shy
Gentle cabrones:
If you've seen me talk before, you know the drill: I'm like the legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chávez.
I start slow because I actually don't specifically prepare for my speeches -- in other words,...
Canto XXXIX: Notes on Me Joining the Los Angeles Times Full-Time
Gentle cabrones:
The rumors are true: I'm joining the Los Angeles Times full-time as a features writer focusing on Southern California everything...
Me and the Times go back. I grew up on its Sports section as...
Canto XXXVIII: Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dreams
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When I was reaching my teens, the only dream I had was to attend the University of Notre Dame.
I knew Knute. The fight song. The Gipper. Frank Leahy and Ara Parseghian and Rocket...
Gustavo's Other Writing
The Central Valley Is the Heart and Soul of California
A dispatch from Highway 99 and the underappreciated wonderland of Mexican food that stretches from Bakersfield to Sacramento
Chevy’s Traverse is for Mexicans who don’t need a huge-ass Suburban but still want...
It’s so much better than some rinky dink RAV4 or whatever the hell Toyota makes nowadays (I still stick to the Mexican credo that you buy Japanese cars and American SUVs and trucks).
