Short stories that allow you to feel, understand, cry, laugh and rage about the human condition. . . Poems that reflect the character of the poet and his take on life and nature. . . These are the essence of Time of Triumph, a truly spellbinding collection written by the Route 66 Storyteller, Ron Chavez who has created a "spark of renewed interest in Hispanic literary tradition with one of the most successful bilingual poetry readings ever in Taos, NM". Chavez reaffirms the indomitable human spirit by drawing from the real breath of life and breathing that life into characters who will stir your emotions with their journeys of chance and fate, and ask you to dig deep into the pit of your soul in response. Ron Chavez, longtime owner of the Old Route 66 Club Café, helped put Route 66 on the map. In these compelling tales and poems, Time of Triumph captures the true spirit of the real people, the gente, and sense of place on old Route 66 and in northern New Mexico. Come, re-live the glory!
Ron Chavez was born in the valley of Puerto de Luna on the banks of the Pecos River in New Mexico. In Santa Rosa he was the owner of the famous Route 66 Club Cafe. During that epic time, Chavez and his Route 66 cafe enjoyed fame in world wide major media which included books, television, magazines and newspapers. At that time, his writings began to catch fire.
His short story, "Man of Honor" was published in the anthology "Voces" by UNM Press. Also, in those first years, a string of his short stories appeared in the "Guadalupe County Communicator". In Taos, NM, he began writing poetry for the first time. His poems have been published in "The Herencia Magazine" out of Santa Fe. In Taos, his works have appeared in "Talk Back", "The Masters Quarterly", "El Crepusculo" and in "The Taos News Tempo. The American Memories Project out of New York will be presenting Chavez in a documentary about American Poets to be exhibited in film festivals. Channel 2 in Taos ran "Spanish Passions de Taos" by Chavez the second week of September, 2006.
Chavez has hosted and presented many poetry recitals in various venues, including SAMOS of Taos, New Mexico and National Public Radio and has appeared in feature stories in the Santa Fe New Mexican in both Spanish and English and the Taos News, high lighting his poetry and short fiction.
Chavez writes and recites in both English and Spanish. He has also written a feature length movie script adapted from his short story "The Loneliest Road" which is represented by WL SP Literary Agency. Chavez has recently published "Time of Triumph, a collection of his short stories and poems, a finalist in the 2008 New Mexico Book Awards. Also, Kirkus Discoveries has published a positive review of "Time of Triumph. Presently, Chavez lives in Taos, New Mexico and is writing his first novel, set in Taos.
