Be whiter than the white kids; that was my plan entering Freshman year of high school. But wearing Hollister and Abercrombie, and having white friends, wouldn’t change my skin from brown to white. My peers still called me “dirty Mexican,” “beaner,” or “roofer.” I feared not fitting in, so I laughed with them, suppressing the […]
Nick Lopez
Nick Lopez is a Marine Corps veteran, who served from 2005-20013, and is currently the Youth Programs Coordinator at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters in Kansas City, MO. Nick is the Director of the Kansas City Veterans Writing Team, who sponsor and hold biannual writing workshops for veterans and their family members in the Kansas City area. Nick has been published in "Veteran's Voices" and "Haiku Journal", and most recently his essay "I am a Coconut" won the Johnson County Public Library, KS "Imagine Your Story" contest. His Painting "The End" is currently part of The Whole Person's 10th annual Expressions Art Exhibit.