"There’s nothing like musical forms of communication through creation, unifying in this spontaneous, fledgling, but also fleeting language. It’s a conversation words cannot convey. Ineffable, the anatomy of art." Daniel Talamantes on music and loss in Santa Cruz softpunkmag.com/essay/ruin-res…

Resonance and Ruin in Santa Cruz | Soft Punk Magazine. Essay on boulder creek lost to the fire. donate to him and liz at venmo.com/Jon-Payne-10 #santacruz #czulightningcomplex #bouldercreek #essaywriting #california #music #santacruzmountains #americana softpunkmag.com/essay/ruin-res…

A poem writ was announced top ten finalist for Wingless Dreamer Contest 2020 instagram.com/p/CH_BK_Ln9GO/…

New poem: softpunkmag.com/fiction/quarry…

absolutely beautiful stuff from Daniel Talamantes check out this poem for Soft Punk: softpunkmag.com/fiction/quarry…

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CgOAH3OLs6a/…

Daniel Talamantes (Daniel Talamantes) reviews a stunning set of photos by Jesús Romo depicting vaquero life in the San Gabriel Valley. Read now on our website through the link in our bio. boomcalifornia.org/2022/07/19/int…

Amazing piece. Thank you Boom for covering our beautiful neighborhood of Avocado Heights. Jesus Romo and Dan Talamantes did an excellent job!

“A distinct feature of #AvocadoHeights is its designation as an equestrian district which traces its legacy to the vaqueros of early Californio’s and Mexico—of which hold a vast majority of the demographics," Daniel Talamantes. Boom: boomcalifornia.org/2022/07/19/int…

Amazing storytelling -- Whittier Narrows and the preservation of village life boomcalifornia.org/2022/07/19/int… Boom

In “Indigenous Oaxaca Visibility” Dr. Brenda Nicolas (Brenda Nicolas (Zoochina Zapotec)) reviews the exhibition “Boom Oaxaca” as Indigenous political rebellion against Zapotec invisibility. Featuring art of Tlacolulokos (Tlacolulokos) and Narsiso Martínez (Narsiso Martinez) boomcalifornia.org/2022/06/01/boo…

Incredible camouflage of the Kallima inachus butterfly.

In remembrance of #MikeDavis, we are sharing our 2016 interview. As a disruptor and one of CA's most significant writers, his contributions to understanding spatial and racial politics in Southern California were as novel as they were essential. RIP. boomcalifornia.org/2016/12/29/a-b…

"Perhaps that’s the under-cover truth to this whole apocalypse ruse. It’s the end of the colonizer’s world. It’s the end of white-jesus. It’s the end of borders. It’s the end of capitalism. It’s the end of white supremacy." --Angel Dominguez Read more: elderlymag.net/2023/02/14/eld…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West San Gabriel Valley SGV Boys and Girls Club has ignored our calls to sever ties with #Quemetco (“Ecobat”). By hosting the Great Futures Breakfast at their facility this can only be interpreted as an endorsement of a toxic polluter. We call for a boycott! Hacienda La Puente USD instagram.com/reel/C6reuP4Sf…

#BoycottQuemetco #BoycottBoysAndGirlsClub #BoycottJrDzubak The director of Boys & Girls Clubs of West San Gabriel Valley was sued for civil rights violations, is a yacht sailing Beverly Hills fixture who passes his time sailing in Marina Del Rey. He doesn’t breathe the same air we have to breathe… #SayNoToQuemetco

"The Death of a Horse" by Daniel Talamantes is a beautifully written send off. Not just for the horse, but for so much else we've lost. The "native grasslands paved and developed" reminds me of my childhood, when I used to chase jack rabbits behind the fence. But living in the