Both of these pieces are part of an ongoing attempt to explore personal and cultural identity and how they can intersect.

The first, a fictional speech set in early independence-era Mexico, focuses on an identity worth fighting for. It utilises former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2024 Gritó de Dolorez as a skeleton with which to imagine the core elements of the independence movement as something living and contemporary.

The second piece explores an identity worth protecting, and was written as part of a zine exploring trans folklore. Set sometime after the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century, it touches on the importance of love and acceptance of differing identities within a family and how the trust born from those bonds can uplift future generations. The crossing of a trans identity with the often conservative, often heavily religious Mexican identity was a difficult one to portray but served as an interesting exercise in introspection.

Following graduation, I will be moving back home to the United States. I plan to find a job and begin making some money while I complete my still untitled debut novel.