In journalism, if there's a hole in your story you figure out a way around it because you've got a 4 p.m. deadline. It's a neat skill to have but it's deadly for literature. In literature, you need to stare… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that when I worked daily journalism it really affected my patience with literature, which I think requires reflection,… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
I feel possessive about stories I write in Spanish and so I usually end up translating those into English myself. — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they're both treated as such. — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
I tell people to have a relationship with their work every day, even if it means you just move a comma. — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
Our real world has evolved. It's become something much different, and inadvertently about healthcare, and about what it means to have good health, and… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
I've gotten to try on voices very different than my own, and I've become much more aware of structure than ever before. Also, you… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
In journalism, if there's a hole in your story you figure out a way around it because you've got a 4 p.m. deadline. It's… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
The legacy of the embargo will be Cuba's poverty and desperation. When the island comes out of it, they'll be even more desperate than… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
This is going to sound nuts but it took me forever to figure out why I'd stopped writing poetry - I mean, I went… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
We're a long way from the embargo ending. Look at what just happened with the rollback of Obama's Cuba policies. Two idiot congressmen convinced… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
