Is Concision a Word?

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This one's all the more reason that we did those worm ups. And ou were like, limber, we're given it the est shock that we can. I know that this book, which was her first novel, is widely taught. The poetic brevity makes it an appealing text in a school setting where you can still have a lot of stuff to talk about.

Sandra Cisneros' first novel is a collection of rapid-fire vignettes about childhood and friendship and race and America. We also check in with the darker side of our recurring guest host, the Iowa Writers Workshop.

Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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