Paul Pedroza
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | fiction and poetry writer |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | Chicano writer currently residing in Champaign, IL. I'm working on short fiction, a couple of novels, some poetry and non-fiction, all with a nod toward the Latino masters of the past and those who continue to write. My main focus, regionally, is the Southwest, and my main concerns involve left-leaning politics and the individual in a culture involving complimentary and contradictory roots (i.e. the so-called "Mexican-American" experience). This blog will deal with politics, music, literature, and rantings. |
| Interests | writing, reading, exercise, philosophy, Buddhism, meditation |
| Favorite movies | The Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Capote, the Friday the 13th series, Saw, etc. |
| Favorite music | The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, At the Drive-In, Hella, Dillinger Escape Plan, Alice in Chains, Thrice, Dustin Kensrue, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, DeFacto |
| Favorite books | Pedro Paramo, Mulata de Tal, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Kafka's Collected Stories, Carry Me Like Water, The Inferno |