Christopher Rubio-Goldsmith was born in Merida, Yucatan, lives in Tucson, Arizona, taught English at Tucson High School, and coached soccer for twenty-seven years. Now he drinks too much coffee and goes for bike rides through the Sonoran Desert. In 2025 he won the Eleventh-Hour Literary Review and Kay Snow poetry contests. He’s also a three-time Pushcart nominee. Facebook: chris.goldsmith.16

Issue 02
“Abuelo” (poetry)