"El Chivo"

Title"El Chivo"
Year for Search2022
AuthorsAcevedo, Mario(b. 1955)
Secondary AuthorsDuncan, Scott Russell, Rendó, Armando, and Irizary, Jenny
Secondary TitleEl Porvenir. ¡Ya!: Citlalzazanilli Mexicatli, a Chicano Sci-Fi Anthology
Pagination11-20
Date Published2022
PublisherSomos en escrito Literary Foundation Press
Place PublishedBerkeley, CA
ISBN Number978-8-409-93671-6
KeywordsChicano author, Male author, US author
Annotation

The story is set in a future where the poor live on a Basic Uniform Income, which is not enough to live on and is easily taken away for various offenses. In the story one woman in a family adds to their income by renting/selling her womb to the Basel-Big Sur Health Initiative, and she must keep perfect health or lose that income.

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Author Note

The author teaches creative writing at Regis University.

Full Text

2022 Acevedo, Mario (b. 1955). “El Chivo.” El Porvenir. ¡Ya!: Citlalzazanilli Mexicatli, a Chicano Sci-Fi Anthology. Ed. Scott Russell Duncan, Armando Rendó, and Jenny Irizary (Berkeley, CA: Somos en escrito Literary Foundation Press, 2022), 11-20. PSt

The story is set in a future where the poor live on a Basic Uniform Income, which is not enough to live on and is easily taken away for various offenses. In the story one woman in a family adds to their income by renting/selling her womb to the Basel-Big Sur Health Initiative, and she must keep perfect health or lose that income. The author teaches creative writing at Regis University.