http://www.suzannelafetra.com Writer Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I've gone and done it-- sashayed myself into the world of online journalism, complete with its "pay per click" mentality. But hey, it's a great excuse to do a couple of the things I love: eat and roam around. I'm the new Examiner.com travel and food writer and will be ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=35 A little pre-holiday thank you to Santa for the lovely gift this month: a Pushcart nomination. No one in the non-writing world cares a fig about this, but for we wannabes, a Pushcart nomination is the perfect present. Perhaps someday I'll get to stand up, a la Sally Fields, tears ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=32 [gallery]My kids and I were standing in front of The Two Fridas at the San Francisco Musuem of Modern Art. I knew that I was mostly going for me, that I wanted to drink in all of Kahlo's anguished, sensual, visceral paintings. Last time I'd seen her work in person ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=27 I'm honored to have a piece in the esteemed Brevity. Read Nine Days and you'll know why I've been busy doing things other than writing... http://www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/past%20issues/brev24/lafetra_nine.htm   http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=20 For Day of the Dead this year, I wrote a short piece for My Word. Every year my altar is different, and every year I wonder what it will hold in the future. What losses lie ahead? To read the essay, click here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/28/CMJDS7SIG.DTL http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=19 Pearl is one of those old gems of a literary magazine. It's been around since the mid seventies, and has included writing from bigwigs including Charles Bukowski. I'm honored to have a short story, Catch and Release, included in the current issue. Catch and Release She always noticed her father’s hands; ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=17 I will be reading at the LA County Fairgrounds on Sunday, October 15th from my piece in Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul, along with other contributors to the anthology. The reading will be at 4:00 pm.  http://www.latinobookfestival.com/home/index.htm   http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=14 DING ding DING ding DING ding. The Salvation Army bell ringer swings his brass bell. Angela darts past, weaving through the shoppers toward her Chevy Malibu in the parking lot. Flash of badge. "You'll have to show me the receipt for that, ma'am." Shit. DING ding DING ding. Angela crinkles something the pocket of her ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=13 Dirty laundry should be washed at home. Mexican proverb     You have to be careful with laundry in the tropics; you can’t let the tiny rusty spring in the clothespin touch the fabric or your stuff’ll be stained forever. I pin the wet sheet to the line and stand back. Clean. It looks ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=12 Raging Gracefully: smart women on life, love, and coming into your own “Lucky earlybirds, you get to see the balloon inflate,” the driver says into the rearview mirror. I’m on vacation with my husband—just the two of us-- for the first time in the four years since our kids were born. ... http://www.suzannelafetra.com/?p=11