Windward Review Vol. 20 (2022): Beginnings and Endings
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
"Beginnings and Endings" (2022) challenged South Texas writers and beyond to narrate structures of beginnings and ends. What results is a collection of poetry, prose, hybrid writing, and photography that haunts, embraces, and consoles all the same. Similar to past WR volumes, this collection defies easy elaboration - it contains diverse tones, languages, colors, and creative spaces. Creative pieces within the text builds upon others, allowing polyvocal narratives to interlock and defy the logic of 'beginning-middle-end'. By the end of this collection, you will neither sense nor crave the finality that a typical text brings. Instead, you will be inspired to learn and create beyond a narrative linear structure. Your reading and support is sincerely appreciated.
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Azrael Montoya: “I was born in<br />
Corpus Christi, Texas on February<br />
6, 1990. I love city life <strong>and</strong><br />
everything it brings. My poetry<br />
collection, The Trial (A Collection<br />
of Poems On Existence <strong>and</strong> God),<br />
was published in the <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />
anthology of Corpus Christi Writers.<br />
I would like to pose a thank you<br />
to my inspirations Bob Dylan <strong>and</strong><br />
Townes Van Z<strong>and</strong>t. With time <strong>and</strong><br />
space I will get a little better.”<br />
Jesus Fern<strong>and</strong>o Ochoa Arreola<br />
is a bilingual poet <strong>and</strong> fiction<br />
writer from the borderl<strong>and</strong> area<br />
of Juarez <strong>and</strong> El Paso, Texas,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a cum laude graduate with<br />
a Bachelor’s degree in Creative<br />
Writing from the University of<br />
Texas at El Paso. As an introvert<br />
<strong>and</strong> an admirer of the spices<br />
of human emotion, he writes<br />
to be remembered. Besides his<br />
interest in the literary arts, he<br />
also enjoys listening to the music<br />
of X Japan <strong>and</strong> Sonata Arctica.<br />
Daniel Rodrigues-Martin is an author <strong>and</strong><br />
editor. His non-professional works have been<br />
published by The St. Petersburg Times, Scribophile.<br />
com, Area of Effect Magazine, GeeksUnderGrace.<br />
com, <strong>and</strong> others. He has earned accolades from<br />
The League of Utah Writers <strong>and</strong> The Writers<br />
of the Future Contest. His serialized short, The<br />
Quantum Fall of Thaddeus Archibald DuBois, is<br />
available on Amazon <strong>and</strong> he is currently seeking<br />
representation for his fourth completed novel.<br />
Before the p<strong>and</strong>emic, he frequently presented at<br />
writers’ conferences <strong>and</strong> workshops in northern<br />
Utah. He <strong>and</strong> NB are still friends.<br />
Liz Torres Shannon is a memoirist <strong>and</strong> graduate<br />
student at the University of Texas at El Paso. She<br />
is the author of The Bear <strong>and</strong> the Penis: in ordinary<br />
lives, live extraordinary stories. In addition, Liz has<br />
had a six-word memoir published in Six Words<br />
Fresh Off the Boat Stories of Immigration, Identity,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Coming to America, from the New York Times<br />
bestselling six-word memoir series in <strong>20</strong>17.<br />
Liz enjoys reading, writing, Mexican food, <strong>and</strong><br />
spending time with her three gr<strong>and</strong>sons, Roon,<br />
Bubby, <strong>and</strong> Leo.<br />
Elizabeth Motes studies English <strong>and</strong> Creative<br />
Writing at Trinity University. Her story “When a Door<br />
Closes” is featured in the Venus Rising anthology,<br />
which is now available to purchase on Amazon.<br />
Additionally, her story “Perfect Memory” was<br />
published in the Outrageous Fortune Magazine, <strong>and</strong><br />
the Trinity <strong>Review</strong> has published her pieces “Haunted,”<br />
“Home for Christmas,” <strong>and</strong> “Ghost Girl.” In her free<br />
time, she writes fantasy novels. Follow her Instagram<br />
@emotes.writes for writing tips <strong>and</strong> updates.<br />
Ron Pullins is a fiction writer, playwright, <strong>and</strong> poet<br />
working in Tucson AZ. His works in fiction, poetry<br />
<strong>and</strong> drama have been published in numerous journals<br />
including Typishly, Southwest <strong>Review</strong>, Shen<strong>and</strong>oah, etc. A<br />
list can be found at www.pullins.com.<br />
Rod Carlos Rodriguez has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing<br />
from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is also an<br />
award-winning poet who has been writing for over<br />
40 years. He has 3 books of poetry published <strong>and</strong> is<br />
founder/chair of the Sun Poet’s Society, South Texas’s<br />
longest running weekly open-mic poetry reading<br />
(1995-<strong>20</strong>22). He was nominated for the San Antonio<br />
Poet Laureate in April <strong>20</strong>12, April <strong>20</strong>14, April <strong>20</strong>16,<br />
<strong>and</strong> April <strong>20</strong>18. He was the poetry editor for Ocotillo<br />
<strong>Review</strong>, a literary journal/periodical <strong>and</strong> he is the editor<br />
of the Texas Poetry Calendar <strong>20</strong>23 (Kallisto Gaia Press).<br />
Swapna Sanchita is a poet, a<br />
writer, <strong>and</strong> an educator who studied<br />
engineering in college <strong>and</strong> went on<br />
to obtain a degree in management.<br />
Her collection of poems, Des Vu, was<br />
published in June 21 (<strong>20</strong>21) <strong>and</strong> was<br />
a bestseller on Amazon India. She has<br />
contributed to a number of anthologies<br />
<strong>and</strong> journals. She lives in Ranchi, India<br />
with her husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> two sons <strong>and</strong><br />
loves chocolate, coffee, <strong>and</strong> books, not<br />
necessarily in that order.<br />
M. Alis Spencer is an avid trierof-new-things<br />
<strong>and</strong> nomad who has<br />
visited all 50 states <strong>and</strong> lived in<br />
seven. Currently she can be found<br />
most days in New Jersey where<br />
she spends time pursuing an MFA<br />
in creative writing, painting, hiking,<br />
<strong>and</strong> catering to the every whim of<br />
two sweet, old Great Danes.<br />
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