by Michael Rickard IIAug 17, 20185 minDeath by Culture and Waste in "Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders"Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The U.S./Mexico border is a hot topic right now but there are many issues besides...
by Michael Rickard IIJul 28, 20184 minNot So Safe Spaces in "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories"Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note: Here's an essay I wrote on Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories for a class I...
Michael W Rickard IIJul 20, 20184 minThe Subalterned Life in "Bless Me Ultima."Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Here's an essay I wrote on Bless Me, Ultima. Spoilers abound: Rudolfo Anaya employs magical...
Michael Rickard IIJan 29, 20184 min"Damned By My Fellow Americans: Examining the Horrors of Xenophobia, Racism, and Hybridity in &It's been said war is hell, but hell can be found on the homefront as well as the battlefront overseas. Julie Otsuka's novel When the...