Monday, October 30th, 2017
The Nerdy Girl Express Review of Jerusalem Ablaze: Stories of Love and Other Obsessions Book Review from @kleffnotes Orlando Ortega-Medina weaves together a beautiful tableau of interconnected stories that examine love and fixation in Jerusalem Ablaze: Stories of Love and Other Obsessions. Over the course of his anthology we watch as characters move in and
Monday, October 30th, 2017
“Invitations to the Dominant Culture” by Orlando Ortega-Medina Orlando reads his story “Invitation to the Dominant Culture”, followed by a revelatory interview by journalist Ilana Masad The following story is excerpted from Orlando Ortega-Medina’s short story collection, Jerusalem Ablaze: Stories of Love and Other Obsessions and is reprinted with permission from Cloud Lodge Books. Invitation
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
The darkly humorous stories are occasionally violent, and often uncomfortable Literary world fired up over debut short story collection by gay immigration lawyer Exploring his multi-pronged identity, Orlando Ortega-Medina recently released his book ‘Jerusalem Ablaze’ to a warm critical reception NEW YORK — “Ikeda Yataro’s body was cremated today. May his soul be forever damned.