T. M. Spooner is the author of the novels The Salvation of La Purisima and Notes from Exile . Among others, his short fiction can be found in Third Street Review, Flying Island Journal as the recipient of the 2022 Short Fiction prize, Hispanic Journal, and Latin American Literary Review. His essays have most recently appeared in Dickens Quarterly and Studies in American Naturalism. Spooner received an M.A. in English Literature from Northern Arizona University and a B.S. in economics from Northern Illinois University. Contact: tmspooner2000@yahoo.com
New fiction, The Geopolitical Tide, in Hispanic Journal . A trip to Spain to visit a woman’s sister also serves as a relationship test. Evolving political and socioeconomic forces create an opportunity for a family to reunite, while at the same time close the doors on a budding relationship. In this story spanning from Chicago, Madrid, and Bilbao, geopolitics serve as the enemy of romance. This standalone piece is an excerpt from a novel in progress. Hispanic Journal , Volume 45, Issue 1, Spring 2024 .