Malcriada & Other Stories

In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, aboard an illegal voyage from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, a twelve-year-old learns her name. An immigrant and former cacao farmer finds a constellation on his lover's thighs. Best friends become strangers in the face of deception. Teenage boys grapple with authority. A woman debates how to apologize to her aunt after a family altercation while also honoring her truth. In sixteen stories with prose that is honest and captivating, Avila takes her readers on a profound and yet terse journey that redefines breaking and healing for those living in the in between.