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Arts & Culture on the Corner with Gabriel San Román
Spotlighting our local and diverse O.C. communities and global topics that traverse our streets.



- Sep 1
- 3 min
Walking a Fine Line In History

- Jul 7
- 4 min
Crossing Into Understanding


- May 5
- 3 min
Plastic Spoons in the Inland Empire

- Feb 3
- 3 min
Trafficking in Death Brings Forth Life


- Jan 6
- 3 min
Next Time Will Be Better


- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Meeting La Llorona Head On


- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Maria, Maria and Other Stories Finds Magic in the Cracks of Reality


- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Transcending Reality with Blue Agave


- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Growing Up Means Coming Home


- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring Vargas Llosa's Neighborhood


- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Home Is Remembering


- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Poetic Observations, Anecdotes, & Descriptions Outline "An Identity Polyptych"


- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
"Black Betty" Offers Mystery, Contemplations on Death, and an Unexpected Plot Twist for the Reader


- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
A Curtain Drops on a New Life


- Oct 2, 2021
- 3 min
A Boomer Reviews a Millennial Novel

- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
DJ Flaca Spins Out Memories


- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
¡Papi! Comes Out


- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Lighting Up Santa Ana


- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
The King of Short Stories

Gabriel San Román is a contributor to Times OC and a former OC Weekly staff writer. Subscribe to his weekly Slingshot! Newsletter. And in case anyone is wondering, he's still the tallest Mexican in OC.