Celia Lisset Alvarez

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Lolita Christian’s Supernatural Weight Loss

I am humbled and inspired by my former student, Lolita Christian, and her new book, Supernatural Weight Loss. In the heavily saturated…

Jun 23, 2023

Lolita Christian’s Supernatural Weight Loss

Jun 23, 2023

Celia Lisset Alvarez

On the Moral Imperative toward Ethical Veganism: A Discussion of Catholic Doctrine and…

As part of my professional development as a Catholic school teacher, I just completed a course where I was asked to reflect on one of the…

Jun 18, 2023

Celia Lisset Alvarez

Forbidden Post: Feeling in Forms

I hope you’re not too disappointed to find out that what follows is a repost from my long-defunct blog, Writing with Celia…

Mar 31, 2023

Mar 31, 2023

Celia Lisset Alvarez

Rose Gold

The first time I saw rose gold I went into ecstasy. I had no idea gold came in colors; gold was gold. Cubans consider wearing seven bangles…

Oct 5, 2022

Oct 5, 2022

Celia Lisset Alvarez

“Shoes Must Be a Matching Pair”

Why School Dress Codes and Uniforms Don’t Work

Jun 23, 2022

Jun 23, 2022

Celia Lisset Alvarez

“The Family Business”

Here’s the link to the story (all 1700 words of it!) at DarkWinter Literary Magazine that I mentioned in my previous post: The Family…

Jun 13, 2022

Jun 13, 2022

Celia Lisset Alvarez

Why Is the Short Story Getting Shorter?

I mostly publish poetry, but when I write short stories, they hover around the 5,000-word mark. Lately, that’s been rendering them…

Jun 9, 2022

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The Prospectus Blog

September 17, 2021 — From the Editor’s Desk: Writing Topical Poetry in 5 Difficult Steps

Apr 6, 2022

Apr 6, 2022

Celia Lisset Alvarez

My Super-Secret Submission Strategy

I was just prompted by the invaluable Trish Hopkinson, who just published a guest post by Brian Evans-Jones, to finally write out my method…

Mar 26, 2022

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Mar 26, 2022

Celia Lisset Alvarez

The Prospectus Blog

May 28, 2021 – From the Editor’s Desk: The Art of Reviewing

Sep 20, 2021

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Sep 20, 2021