Ito Romo
@itoromo.bsky.social
Author of El Puente/The Bridge and The Border Is Burning. Former Professor of English Language and Literature. Texas Institute of Letters. ‘Filth Eaters’ to be released May ‘26. Deep Vellum Publishing.
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Felicidades to my dear friend Ito Romo on his forthcoming novel FILTH EATERS—a decade in the making. A sweeping, haunting reimagining of the vampire lineage. So proud!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Felicidades to my dear friend Ito Romo on his forthcoming novel FILTH EATERS—a decade in the making. A sweeping, haunting reimagining of the vampire lineage. So proud!
PRE-ORDER: store.deepvellum.org/products/fil...
@deepvellumbooks.bsky.social @willevans.bsky.social @itoromo.bsky.social
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Just going to leave this right here. ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just going to leave this right here. ❤️
Nothing like walking through your neighborhood to vote. ❤️👊🏼❤️ VOTE!
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Nothing like walking through your neighborhood to vote. ❤️👊🏼❤️ VOTE!
Nuestro padre Refugio con su única hermana Vita, Laredo, Texas, c. 1945. ❤️ Remember those who came before you. Tell often that you love them. Hold your people close.
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Nuestro padre Refugio con su única hermana Vita, Laredo, Texas, c. 1945. ❤️ Remember those who came before you. Tell often that you love them. Hold your people close.
“Ito Romo's vampires step across centuries with dignity, but with desperation, too—you don't want to get close to them, but you can't look away.”
-Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. As always, gracias, @sgj.bsky.social. Pre-order now wherever you buy your books. ❤️👊🏼❤️
-Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. As always, gracias, @sgj.bsky.social. Pre-order now wherever you buy your books. ❤️👊🏼❤️
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Ito Romo's vampires step across centuries with dignity, but with desperation, too—you don't want to get close to them, but you can't look away.”
-Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. As always, gracias, @sgj.bsky.social. Pre-order now wherever you buy your books. ❤️👊🏼❤️
-Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. As always, gracias, @sgj.bsky.social. Pre-order now wherever you buy your books. ❤️👊🏼❤️
First of the autumn blooms (hoya carnosa compacta). Hope you’re having a great week. ❤️ Remember to look at the beauty around you.
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First of the autumn blooms (hoya carnosa compacta). Hope you’re having a great week. ❤️ Remember to look at the beauty around you.
Lovely conversation with Simon Pruitt yesterday in Dallas. Thanks to Talking Animals Books and the amazing folks at Deep Vellum Publishing for the invite. Looking forward to coming back when *Filth Eaters* is out. ¡Gracias, Simon!
October 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lovely conversation with Simon Pruitt yesterday in Dallas. Thanks to Talking Animals Books and the amazing folks at Deep Vellum Publishing for the invite. Looking forward to coming back when *Filth Eaters* is out. ¡Gracias, Simon!
“The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America.”—Cesar Chavez
from Martin Luther King, Jr.: He Showed Us the Way, Maryknoll, 1978, 52-55.
from Martin Luther King, Jr.: He Showed Us the Way, Maryknoll, 1978, 52-55.
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America.”—Cesar Chavez
from Martin Luther King, Jr.: He Showed Us the Way, Maryknoll, 1978, 52-55.
from Martin Luther King, Jr.: He Showed Us the Way, Maryknoll, 1978, 52-55.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Olympic Games, October 16, 1968, Mexico City. Remember those who struggled before you. ❤️👊🏼❤️ Here’s to the heroes. Protest peacefully.
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Olympic Games, October 16, 1968, Mexico City. Remember those who struggled before you. ❤️👊🏼❤️ Here’s to the heroes. Protest peacefully.
Our aunt Vita Romo Greiner (3rd row, 4th), our dad Refugio's only sibling, entrance to the old 💙 St. Augustine High School 💛 downtown Laredo, 1950s. Hope you have a great week!
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Our aunt Vita Romo Greiner (3rd row, 4th), our dad Refugio's only sibling, entrance to the old 💙 St. Augustine High School 💛 downtown Laredo, 1950s. Hope you have a great week!
This Wednesday, I am joining my dear friend (and genius) Hayan Charara at a reading to celebrate his new novel, *Hush Little Children* 10/15, 5:30pm - 7:00pm, at the @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social at the Historic Pearl. Come visit with us.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This Wednesday, I am joining my dear friend (and genius) Hayan Charara at a reading to celebrate his new novel, *Hush Little Children* 10/15, 5:30pm - 7:00pm, at the @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social at the Historic Pearl. Come visit with us.
Quick visit, but super happy to see him @poetrichardblanco.bsky.social Hold your people close. ❤️ Perfect cocktails and beautiful fried chicken livers at still our favorite restaurant Cured at Pearl.
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Quick visit, but super happy to see him @poetrichardblanco.bsky.social Hold your people close. ❤️ Perfect cocktails and beautiful fried chicken livers at still our favorite restaurant Cured at Pearl.
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A quick FYI: They have *just* relaunched the online NPR shop with bunches of new stuff, plus some throwbacks and, of course, the Tiny Desk hoodie. So if you are that kind of public media person, there’s some stuff to check out! shopnpr.org
The Official NPR Shop
National Public Radio, Inc.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A quick FYI: They have *just* relaunched the online NPR shop with bunches of new stuff, plus some throwbacks and, of course, the Tiny Desk hoodie. So if you are that kind of public media person, there’s some stuff to check out! shopnpr.org
FYI: It may not be a new FRIDAY THE 13TH movie, but this Jason Voorhees Chia Pet is a very real thing you can now own.
You (Yes, You!) Can Now Get A Jason Voorhees Chia Pet
It may not be a new FRIDAY THE 13TH movie, but this Jason Voorhees Chia Pet is a very real thing you can now own.
dlvr.it
September 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our grandmother's twin sister Dalila & our grandmother Carlota (row2, 2&3), Central School, Laredo, TX, ca. 1910. In Laredo, public school education began in 1783 (by order of the Spanish Crown). Remember those who came before you, and remember to thank a teacher for all they do. ❤️👊🏼❤️ Happy Friday!
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our grandmother's twin sister Dalila & our grandmother Carlota (row2, 2&3), Central School, Laredo, TX, ca. 1910. In Laredo, public school education began in 1783 (by order of the Spanish Crown). Remember those who came before you, and remember to thank a teacher for all they do. ❤️👊🏼❤️ Happy Friday!
Happy birthday to my brother Ricky, (far right), a beautiful kid then and a beautiful human being now. Love you, manito! ❤️🎂❤️ Photo is a tiny self-developing snapshot (no date stamp) so must’ve been from one of the earlier Polaroid Land Cameras. Laredo, TX, c. ‘65-‘68. Btw—that’s me on the left.
September 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy birthday to my brother Ricky, (far right), a beautiful kid then and a beautiful human being now. Love you, manito! ❤️🎂❤️ Photo is a tiny self-developing snapshot (no date stamp) so must’ve been from one of the earlier Polaroid Land Cameras. Laredo, TX, c. ‘65-‘68. Btw—that’s me on the left.
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Big doings in Austin this coming weekend! I’m excited to be leading the “Bursts of Firsts” picture book workshop for the @scbwiatx.bsky.social Mini MFA Conference.
#atxscbwiconf25
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September 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Big doings in Austin this coming weekend! I’m excited to be leading the “Bursts of Firsts” picture book workshop for the @scbwiatx.bsky.social Mini MFA Conference.
#atxscbwiconf25
#atxscbwiconf25
Because we all need some beauty in our lives (away from the craziness that is our country), I can't begin to tell you how lovely it was to finally return to Bustamante, N.L., México. Looking forward to spending time there again! ❤️ Here's to a great week.
September 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Because we all need some beauty in our lives (away from the craziness that is our country), I can't begin to tell you how lovely it was to finally return to Bustamante, N.L., México. Looking forward to spending time there again! ❤️ Here's to a great week.
Canceled HULU. I’ll miss more than 1/2 of S5 OMITB. Oh well, I’ll resubscribe if they come to their senses—that and, well, uh, free speech. They tempt you before last cancel click: $2.99 for 6 mths—don’t fall for it—they’ll offer it again! (Oh, they’ll save your lists, so do not fret). Join me? ❤️👊🏼❤️
September 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Canceled HULU. I’ll miss more than 1/2 of S5 OMITB. Oh well, I’ll resubscribe if they come to their senses—that and, well, uh, free speech. They tempt you before last cancel click: $2.99 for 6 mths—don’t fall for it—they’ll offer it again! (Oh, they’ll save your lists, so do not fret). Join me? ❤️👊🏼❤️
Power to the people!
September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Power to the people!
On the brighter side: Hoy Ximena Romo cumple 10 años! Constant, loving companion. ¡Viva México! 🇲🇽 ¡Viva Ximena Romo! Dogs are perfect.
September 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
On the brighter side: Hoy Ximena Romo cumple 10 años! Constant, loving companion. ¡Viva México! 🇲🇽 ¡Viva Ximena Romo! Dogs are perfect.
Because good news will do us all some good, Ximena, Lalo, and I are super happy to hold *Hush Little Children* Hayan Charara's brilliant debut novel. Get it now! ❤️👊🏼❤️
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Because good news will do us all some good, Ximena, Lalo, and I are super happy to hold *Hush Little Children* Hayan Charara's brilliant debut novel. Get it now! ❤️👊🏼❤️
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September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM