{"id":1244,"date":"2023-11-20T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/goldlinepress\/?page_id=1244"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:53:39","slug":"math-for-the-self-crippling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/math-for-the-self-crippling\/","title":{"rendered":"MATH FOR THE SELF-CRIPPLING"},"content":{"rendered":" \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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ISBN: 978-1-938900-42-6
\nPublication date: Spring 2022
\n66 pages, 5.3\u201d x 7\u201d
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Math for the Self-Crippling<\/em> is an interlinked flash fiction collection beginning in 1990s San Antonio through to the present day. Told in first, second, and third person, the stories explore Chicana imagination, the tie between religiosity and mysticism, the loss of belongings and family, marital strife, mental health, and dream travel. Equal parts dark and humorous, Math for the Self Crippling<\/em> shows how it is to be burglarized and bullied yet still rise up to own the day.<\/p>\n

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A ring of adults holding hands, burning candles, chanting. A series of levitations visible through the window\u2014T\u00eda Veronica claims she and Mama witnessed a s\u00e9ance from their cousin\u2019s backyard.<\/em><\/p>\n

Inside the living room, their frumpy aunts, half-drunk uncles, parents, and strangers summoned spirits with one synchronized hum. First, an envelope floated off the table, then the gingham tablecloth spun off in a gust. Finally, the table bobbed as if riding a cosmic wave.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fried chicken and white biscuits T\u00eda Veronica and Mama agree is what they ate for dinner that night. Thighs and a twilight game of jacks or hide-and-seek, depending on whom you believe.<\/em><\/p>\n

The levitations, Mama refutes. When asked to explain them, she shrugs. Her tightened shoulders suggest a mental ruse, a hologram of boredom.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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The stories of Math for the Self-Crippling<\/em> crackle with originality and wit. I found each of these short short stories delectable \u2014 the perfect balance of sweetness and danger. From coming of age tales set in Texas to the vagaries of adult relationships, you will fall in love with this voice and these characters, and remember them long after you\u2019ve finished reading.<\/p>\n

\u2014Zinzi Clemmons<\/strong>
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Ursula Villarreal-Moura<\/strong> was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Her stories, essays, interviews, and reviews have appeared in various publications including Tin House<\/em>, Catapult<\/em>, Prairie Schooner<\/em>, Story<\/em>, Midnight Breakfast<\/em>, Gulf Coast<\/em>, and Bennington Review<\/em>. Her writing has been nominated for Best of the Net, the Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and one of her stories was listed as distinguished in Best American Short Stories 2015<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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