Coming soon, a personal view on America’s culture wars and other hot-button issues from a Latino writer, and his practical writing tips for aspiring journalists of all stripes.

I’m a former columnist who jumped off a sinking newspaper to teach college journalism, write movies and put on paper the personal stories busting to get out of my head. Just for fun I’ll throw in some of my best newspaper opinions, feature stories and investigative reports. I live in the mountains of Southern California, where I’m also trying to figure out how go balance writing and retirement.