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About jose arroyo

jose arroyo is an a/c man working at a steel mill in the inland empire. He writes poetry and prose, makes woodcuts and junk art. His first novella, NOTES OF AN ERRANT A/C MAN is due out later this year, published by Honest Publishing.

From Notes of an Errant A/C Man: The Secret to My Uncle’s Jalisco Style Birria – jose arroyo

jose arroyo

THE SECRET TO MY UNCLE’S JALISCO STYLE BIRRIA i shouldn’t’ve opened my big mouth: where i’ve been accused by women of being ‘emotionally unavailable’, i make myself too available for these … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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