Author

Christopher Soriano

10 pieces

POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
the victims will not be there to judge
they won’t judge the lives we’ll lead/ not the memorials/ not the protests/ they won’t judge the history told in their honor/…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
He who Considered Himself a Failure and not a Playwright: On Seeing my Words on Stage
On August 26th, 2023, I attended a showcase hosted by El Teatro Campesino called Palabra Vol. Take Action. They had accepted a…
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THE ARTS
Rest assured artists – you will always be better than AI
Featured Illustration: Rebecca Fassola “And I see myself standing and looking at the picture with the two lines that cross in the…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
LIFE
You Can’t Go Home Again: What it Meant to Leave my Hometown Three Times
Featured Image: Mantas Hesthaven The last time I left my hometown was at the start of December 2021. The decision came easily…
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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
“I want to write stories that flow like rivers”: In conversation with F. S. Yousaf
F. S. Yousaf has come a long way. Having first started writing in 2013, he began posting his poetry online in 2015,…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTS
Our Bodies and Other Stories: In conversation with Jackie Gronlund, Author and Host of “The Unity Project”
Jackie Gronlund has been on a journey. She has been a YouTuber, an author, and a podcast host. Throughout her life, she…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
“It’s been a pilgrimage”: In conversation with Poet and Artist Mashnun Munir
Mashnun Munir is a lot of things; a poet, a podcast cohost, a Muslim boy from Orlando. Having discovered himself through art…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
UNCATEGORIZED
I Want to Hear it From the Workers: My Hope for Pandemic Literature
Featured Image: United Nations COVID-19 Response I read Zadie Smith’s Intimations near the end of my quarantine, just before I was called…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
POLITICS
Democrats Lost A Generation Of Voters, And It’s Their Own Damn Fault
Featured Image: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen Bernie Sanders officially suspended his presidential campaign on April 8th, 2020. His campaign was symbolic of hope and revolution,…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
POLITICS
Working People, Not The Stock Market, Are The Economy
Featured Image: Daria Shevtsova COVID-19 has become a worldwide pandemic that has exposed the fragility and dysfunctional nature of the American capitalist…
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