But does it matter what we call Latin American literature? Isn’t a rose by any other name just as sweet? In my experience, it matters because categor… - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Telling is a component of many cultures and it’s certainly present in many classics of Latin American literature. Modern American literature doesn’t seem to value telling as much as it once did or as much as other cultures still do. It’s seen as a sign of gracelessness. But of course, folklore is spoken, and there are benefits of telling rather than showing…

Mortals have always been frightened of the night's velvet embrace and the creatures that walk in it, and yet they find themselves mesmerized by it.

It’s never as fun seeing the monster as much as imagining.