Luther Ortega Luper, also known as Luke Ortega in San Antonio, writes business plans for University of Texas at San Antonio in their Economic Development outreach.
Luke is from Houston, spending his earliest 25 years there, including all his schooling at Channelview, San Jacacinto and University of Houston.
Ortega has lived in San Antonio for the past 17 years. He originally wrote a novel called “Otto and Raquel” - about his now deceased parents and their illicit interracial affair that ultimately produced him. Someone critiqued the novel and suggested he remove the entire two chapters about his Zepplin and Ludes adventures because it was too far away from the main characters and main story, and it was a great story on its own. He did, polished it up and presents it here. This is his first publishing anywhere.
the fiction of luke ortega
I have eluded the long arm of the laws of gravitation for many years by moving around the country. My fiction is published in the South Dakota Review, Tampa Review, Weber Studies, VerbSap.com and others. My poems in Minnesota Review, Threepenny Review, Fine Madness, Potomac Review and others.
the fiction of sarah sarai
Paul A. Toth lives in Sanibel, Florida. His first novel Fizz and its successor Fishnet are available now. Short fiction credits include The Barcelona Review, Night Train and The Mississippi Review Online. His poetry has featured by The Potomac, Nth Position, Piker Press, Arabesques Review, and others. See www.netpt.tv for more information.
Paul’s work is often as influenced by minimalist musicians like Steve Reich and cubist painters like Paul Klee as it is by authors. Rhythm and repetition become key parts of the story. Literary influences in this direction include the Joseph Heller of Catch-22, David Mamet at his best, and, of course, Gertrude Stein. However, Paul says, I try to remain an accessible writer, so that more formal stylists like E.M. Forster have also left their mark.
the fiction of paul toth
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