Gustavo Arellano
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Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXX: Articles in the Wind
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So I was in my backyard reaping the tomato avalanche that we hatched in our garden this summer – been averaging 10 pounds...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXIX: A Quick One, While I’m Away
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OK, I'm not really away. But I might as well be.
I'm doing one wacky story, in the middle of a big one, and...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXVIII: My Life in Earthquakes
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I don't like earthquakes -- but then again, does anyone except Dr. Lucy Jones care for them?
One of the earliest memories I have...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXVII: I Trimmed it on the Grapevine
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Yes, I didn’t send out a canto last week.
Yes, I feel ashamed.
No, I have no real excuse… Except for the grapevines.
A couple years...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXVI: Dont’ Count Your Tomatoes Until They Hatch
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Yes, I'm late -- as Boricua Frank would say, DAMNIT!
I guess I could say I have excuses. Had to write a last-minute obit...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXV: My Commencement Speech to Riverside City College’s Class of...
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The title says it all, doesn't it? It's a lot of words, so get to reading them!
They gave me a cool I.E.-centric gift...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXIV: Don’t Believe Your Hype
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Before I began at the Los Angeles Times this past December, someone told me I was going to go into the job with...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXIII: Gustavo’s Summer 2019 Appearances!
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Primeramente, apologies for the delay in this canto. But I wanted to guarantee as many readers as possible, so I figured Tuesday after...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXII: Season of the Speech
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Next month, like most Junes for the past decade, I'm scheduled to give speeches --award banquets, graduations, eulogies -- where I need to...
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXI: Zacatecas Country, An Island on the Southern California Land
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If you read me long enough, you'll know that I boast at least once a week in my writings that I’m from the...
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Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto LXXIX: Become Immortal, Then Die
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A long time ago, I wanted to be the modern-day Mexican heir to the French New Wave.
