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Icess Fernandez Rojas

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense

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I'm a (gasp) 30-something writer currently based in Shreveport, LA. I've been a professional journalist for 8 years and have had articles published in several newspapers including USA Today. I am very proud to say that I am a Nuestra Discovery, which essentially means I've performed and have had work performed at a Nuestra Palabra showcase. That is such a blessing!

I've performed in the poetry scene in Houston, Austin, Wichita, and Shreveport. Although my roots are in poetry, right now I'm working primarily in fiction.

My latest project, a short story called Of Love, Death, and Marriage:
The Fabled and Rumored Reputation Don Armando Mejia, is part of Soul's Road: A Fiction Collection due out in late August. ...more

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Dear Reader, Hello there! You’re probably wondering why there haven’t been any blog posts. But there have been! Let me explain. I’ll be working on an overhaul of the website this year. I’m redesigning it and doing all the things. But it’s just me doing the work and it’s going to take a while to … Continue reading Under construction…kinda Read more of this blog post »

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	Houston Noir (Akashic Noir) by Gwendolyn Zepeda (Goodreads Author) (editor), Tom Abrahams (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Robert Boswell (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 127 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul's Road: A Fiction Collection by Cody T. Luff (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sidney Williams (Goodreads Author), Deborah Grace Staley (Goodreads Author) 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Mob's Teahouse: Teh Book it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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