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.
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.
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.
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! ❤️👊🏼❤️
Finally a full inflorescence of my Shooting Star Hoya (hoya multiflora)! ❤️ Different, beautiful—like all of us. Here’s to a lovely weekend.
August 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Finally a full inflorescence of my Shooting Star Hoya (hoya multiflora)! ❤️ Different, beautiful—like all of us. Here’s to a lovely weekend.
I’ve had this ‘orchid cactus’ for almost 6 years now, and last night it bloomed for the very first time ❤️
Remember: "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden," Chauncey Gardiner, *Being There* by Jerzy Kosiński
Remember: "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden," Chauncey Gardiner, *Being There* by Jerzy Kosiński
August 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’ve had this ‘orchid cactus’ for almost 6 years now, and last night it bloomed for the very first time ❤️
Remember: "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden," Chauncey Gardiner, *Being There* by Jerzy Kosiński
Remember: "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden," Chauncey Gardiner, *Being There* by Jerzy Kosiński
Lalo Romo turns 15 today. He'll get a big, juicy steak (and because he's the bestest boy ever, I'm sure he'll share with Ximena). Can't tell you how lucky I am to have him take care of me all these years, so fortunate. Dogs are perfect.
July 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Lalo Romo turns 15 today. He'll get a big, juicy steak (and because he's the bestest boy ever, I'm sure he'll share with Ximena). Can't tell you how lucky I am to have him take care of me all these years, so fortunate. Dogs are perfect.
During the hard freeze of ‘21 I lost my night blooming cereus. Thankfully, I had shared a cutting with friend whose plant now thrived. He shared cuttings from the plant I’d shared with him, and last night, after several years, it bloomed. Here’s to new beginnings. ❤️ Hope you have a great week.
July 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
During the hard freeze of ‘21 I lost my night blooming cereus. Thankfully, I had shared a cutting with friend whose plant now thrived. He shared cuttings from the plant I’d shared with him, and last night, after several years, it bloomed. Here’s to new beginnings. ❤️ Hope you have a great week.
Here’s to the promise of a new day. Hoya carnosa (compacta). ❤️ Hope you’ve had a good week so far.
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here’s to the promise of a new day. Hoya carnosa (compacta). ❤️ Hope you’ve had a good week so far.
Nuestra tía abuela Minerva González Fisher, nuestra abuela Sofía González Villarreal, y nuestras tías abuelas Conchita González Martínez, Estela González Orfila, y Alicia González Karg. Remember those who came before you. ❤️ Hold your people close.
July 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Nuestra tía abuela Minerva González Fisher, nuestra abuela Sofía González Villarreal, y nuestras tías abuelas Conchita González Martínez, Estela González Orfila, y Alicia González Karg. Remember those who came before you. ❤️ Hold your people close.