Jhon Sánchez
“I’m still 22.” Ilhan Sami Çomak, a poet in a Turkish prison
LITERARY EVENT Last March 8th, Pen Norway celebrated Ilhan Sami Çomak’s birthday. His lawyer, Ipek Özel, said that when Ilham was told about his birthday celebration, he said, “Tell them that after 27 years in prison, I’m still 22.” Ilhan…
Women’s History Month: Interview with Silvia Navarro Perramon (IATI 2021)
By Jhon Sánchez For the last three years, Pressenza has supported the International Theater Art Institute (IATI) during the celebration of Women’s History Month. On this occasion, IATI will bring short plays by three Latinx Bilingual women. We had the…
A Cab Fare to John Lennon’s
SHORT FICTION By Jhon Sanchez Thanks to Martha Hughes, Sam Ferri, Nan Fryland, and Emma Komlos-Hrobsky for their editorial comments Without paying attention, Gonzalo heard what the woman in the passenger seat said, “At least you…
A Window into a World in Water Crisis
By Jhon Sánchez The water crisis is already here. I open my kitchen faucet in New York City, and I don’t realize that there is a water problem. But, access to clean water is still a problem for millions of…
Assange’s Victory, Still Press Freedom in Jail
By Jhon Sánchez A London judge denied Assange extradition based solely on his mental and physical health. The Magistrate Judge Baraitser writes, “I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite…
Pickle’s Progress—A Conversation with Marcia Butler
By Jhon Sánchez There is no better way to be intimate with Manhattan than to read Pickle’s Progress. We have an architect’s eyes, a police officer’s eyes, and the eyes of one who is at the brink of jumping off…
Interview with A.T. Sayre — The Author of “Rover.”
By Jhon Sánchez In my apartment, there are two wooden boxes full of manuscripts. After reading “Rover,” by A.T. Sayre, I keep thinking about those stories, poems, and a novel that lie there. Existing. I dreamed that after my death,…
Reforming an Electoral System that Creates Polarization
By Jhon Sánchez The electoral system contributes to the polarization in the USA. To the frustration of millions, the electoral college had handed the victory to the popular vote’s loser in 2000 and 2016. This indirect system of selecting the…
Fantasmas: Puerto Rican Tales of the Dead Conversation with Charlie Vazquez
By Jhon Sánchez In 2010, I met Charlie during Festival de la Palabra, a Puerto Rican celebration of Hispanic literature in New York and San Juan. By 2015, Charlie edited two of my essays published in Bronx Memoir Project, as…
Who Is The Giant Robot Looming Out There? — Interview with Adam-Troy Castro
By Jhon Sánchez Last September, while I had my breakfast, I listened to “The Giant Robot and The Author’s Wife,” a short story written by Adam-Troy Castro. Even though I had always been curious about his life in Florida, his…
In Mobilization For Assange!
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
