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RENO J. ROMERO was born in the badlands of El Sereno, California. A bona fide Las Vegan, he also lived in the dirty South for three miserable years, where he was introduced to depression, grits, humidity, and sweet tea. A graduate of UNLV, the Southern Nevada Writing Project, and seedy bars, he enjoys Chinese food, Tamron Hall, the Trickster, and football. He currently writes poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction from the California desert, living among rattlesnakes, old bones, and biker speed. He's been published in various publications including Falling From the Sky (short story anthology), Celebrity Poets, and Central Speak. He can be reached at [email protected]
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Signs
Reno J. Romero examines employment, a killer ax, and being defeated by the King of the Sign Holders.
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Benders
Reno J. Romero does lines of tweak on cassette cases and knows the cure for cancer.
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Mr. Harvey the Slumlord
Reno J. Romero remembers coked-out ants, a drunk handyman, and a landlord who drove around a 1972 Ford Squire.
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Diary of a Pigskin
With the NFL playoffs at hand, Reno J. Romero scans the gridiron for Tom Brady, Michael Vick, and Fat Ryan.
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Neighbors
Reno J. Romero strolls down Starrcar Lane and looks back at his neighbors from Las Vegas to the kudzu of North Carolina.
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Monk Quixote
Reno J. Romero discusses heavy metal, divorce, going crazy, and going monk.
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Stucco
Reno Romero offers words for the cracks in the slum hovel walls.
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Jen; or Hooked
Reno J. Romero tells a story about addiction, love, and rehab.
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Thank You, Miss Metheny
Reno J. Romero traces back through the years to find out when he realized he was a bona fide heterosexual.
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58
Reno J. Romero travels north on Highway 58 along side rusted trains and crows.
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Naked
Reno plays a gig in a wee desert town called Hesperia where he encounters an ex-girlfriend and other ghosts from his past.
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Drive (Going to Graceland)
Reno looks back at 2009 while in a Greyhound bus with screaming children and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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