John Del Rosario is a product of American imperialism. He hails from the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Northern Mariana Islands list his wit and charm as their second and fifth largest exports, respectively. He is a senior Print Media major and Philosophy minor at the University of Texas at El Paso. Has written for Borderzine, El Paso Tribune, Fever Magazine, What’s Up Magazine, City Beat Magazine, Lady Gent Code Magazine and local Christian paper The Messenger. He writes in the space between punchline and epiphany and describes his style of writing as “prophecy.” He sees love as an act of civil disobedience. He is a lover.

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