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  • On June 29, 2018
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

REVIVED

Driving toward Elon, North Carolina back in February, I didn’t know if I could manage one event—much less the eight I had promised. Chemotherapy seemed to have drained me of …

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  • On October 10, 2017
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Fall Tour CANCELLED

A friend recently told me: sometimes, all we can do is sit back and be awed by what life has in store. I feel this now as I type these …

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  • On September 19, 2017
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Updates

The Texas Tour

The first leg of the book tour for All the Agents and Saints is now complete. In the last 15 days, I’ve held 13 events in San Antonio, Austin, San …

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  • On June 12, 2017
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Border Book Tour Announcement!

I am thrilled/relieved to announce that–after nearly a decade of road trips, interviews, research, writing marathons, and psychic meltdowns–my fifth book has finally arrived! Called ALL THE AGENTS & SAINTS, …

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  • On January 14, 2017
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

2016: Year in Review

Feliz 2017, everyone, and farewell to 2016. Between Syria, Brexit, Orlando, and our electoral apocalypse, it’s hard to separate 2016 from its tragedies. So much rage, so much ache. And …

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  • On April 6, 2015
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Art Against The Wall

Happy Spring, everybody!

I am thrilled to share that my story about artists’ response to the U.S./Mexico border wall has been published this month by the Oxford American. Here …

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  • On August 9, 2014
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Travelogues

India at last!

Before summer falls to autumn, I thought I’d share the story of its passage, starting with my trip to the Sangam House near Bangalore, India in May.

First some …

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  • On September 1, 2012
  • By stephanie
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Count On Me

I am so proud to announce the release of COUNT ON ME: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships, by the amazing Latina networking organization Las Comadres. Editor Adriana Lopez …

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  • On April 20, 2012
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

The Torture of Solitary

April marks the 40th year anniversary of solitary confinement of the Angola 3 (two elderly Black Panthers doing time in Louisiana). The Wilson Quarterly just published an …

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  • On April 3, 2012
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

A Sort of Homecoming

I’m happy to announce that The Florida Review has just published the first chapter of my thesis/next book. It’s called “A Sort of Homecoming” and here’s a little taste:

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  • On November 4, 2011
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

The Michelangelo of New Mexico

I am so happy to share that The Believer has just published my profile of master frescoist Frederico Vigil in their November/December annual arts issue. Writing and publishing this essay …

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  • On September 4, 2011
  • By aroundthebloc
  • In Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Labor Day Update

Hope y’all are having a peaceful and relaxing Labor Day weekend. The sun is shining out my window, but as of 5:15 p.m. Sunday, I have yet to greet it: …

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