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Chris

@ckcwrites.bsky.social

Writer, photographer, Panamanian American πŸ‡΅πŸ‡¦ Words (and photos) in Huellas, Acentos Review, Porter House Review, and more. Find my writing (and photography) at ckcwrites.substack.com. NYC ➑️ Philly

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Yo let me spare you the trouble. Don’t try and use chickpea pasta. Shit crumbles if you boil even 1 second too long

04.10.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the pretty boys versus the petty boys

02.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JAZZ! YANKS!

02.10.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ustedes no se puede comparar con nosotros.

SerΓ­a un falta de respeto

29.09.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...

What the fuck?

26.09.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9197    πŸ” 3350    πŸ’¬ 454    πŸ“Œ 297

My mom’s the only person in America who doesn’t like Redzone. β€œI was following the one game and now I’m confused!β€πŸ˜‚

21.09.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aight I do have regrets in life. I regret not copping entradas to this Bad Bunny show while he was in PR

21.09.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got moms set up with the Bad Bunny livestream. That’s my good son deed for the day

21.09.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I LOVE MY G-MEN!

14.09.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Finding Homeβ€”one glimpse, one year at a time Weeklong retreats to the motherland and finding an ineffable sense of you

Reflected a little on my most recent visit to the patria. Peep the words arranged into cohesive thoughts here: ckcwrites.substack.com/p/on-finding...

07.09.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love Edmundo Sosa

23.08.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally β€œfor the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.

NEW www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

15.07.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14

This, combined with the ICE Director saying they can just tell whom to detain off of looks, tells you everything you need to know about this country’s current approach to Latine people

11.07.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Were Federal Agents Doing at a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago? The museum described the surprise visit as a β€œtargeted” attempt to intimidate staff and patrons ahead of a lineup of Latine cultural celebrations.

What Were Federal Agents Doing at a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago?
The museum described the surprise visit as a β€œtargeted” attempt to intimidate staff and patrons ahead of a lineup of Latine cultural celebrations.
hyperallergic.com/1027159/what...

11.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5

4 de Julio Fourth of July ando con mi prima borracha rulay

04.07.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Que se supone? Que cojamo vacaciones? Nosotros vivimos de vacaciones

03.07.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never Going Back by Chris Kubik Cedeno – The Coachella Review

Beyond thrilled to share a new piece of fiction that I’ve published with Coachella Review. Their team put a lot of care into this, and I’m pumped on the final product. This story is about playa, party…and wrestling with where you’re from. Peep it here: thecoachellareview.com/2025/06/06/n...

02.07.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sigue subiendo el precio de lo que yo valgo

02.07.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rewatching Brunson’s game winning 3 vs the Pistons just to remind myself of joy when thinking of the Knicks

15.06.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing like deadlifting to Caribbean classics Rupee’s β€œTempted to Touch”

04.06.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nadie puede quitar lo que es tuyo

03.06.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inspired by Ryan Castro to return to my roots and get a Caesar cut

01.06.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NYT: β€œThe episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...

31.05.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10196    πŸ” 4745    πŸ’¬ 1391    πŸ“Œ 759

ImagΓ­nate now we’re gonna have to tell our own moms β€œcuΓ­date que no sabe quiΓ©n te buscando en la calle” like this is absurd

24.05.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He got a REAL ID, is a citizen and was arrested and told his real id was fake. ICE is a disgrace.

24.05.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7861    πŸ” 2934    πŸ’¬ 412    πŸ“Œ 144
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U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.

More code for β€œwe’re just inventing ways to be able to legally body Latinos”: www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

24.05.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Parents were telling me about a sculpture at Tocumen…dique the sculptor’s name is Alan Ulises CedeΓ±o. I’ve never heard a more Panamanian name in my life

22.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tapping into the untappable and writing the unwriteable Writing, LL Cool J, and a little bit of Taoism

Trying to tie together Taoism and LL Cool J in a new Substack post. Peep it here: ckcwrites.substack.com/p/tapping-in...

19.05.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LFG KNICKS!!!!!

17.05.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Building a career in Philadelphia didn’t mark my transition to life down here. Saving my Wawa Rewards card to my Apple Wallet did

13.05.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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