A 33-year veteran newspaper writer with the Albuquerque Journal, the largest and oldest daily in New Mexico, Aurelio Sanchez has begun to translate those real life stories accumulated over three decades of newspaper work into stories and poetry filled with offbeat characters and tinged with themes of found and lost love, cultural alienation and celebration, experiencing tragedy and overcoming obstacles, redemption and hope.

New Mexico Press Club winner for Feature Stories, Albuquerque Ape Club winner for Spot News and Feature Stories.

I have recently self published a collection of eight short stories at www.lulu.com, titled "The Warrior and the Street Fighter," about a pair of misfits who desecrate an evil priest's grave, and then must battle the priest back from the grave. Includes seven other stories. I have also recently self published a boot of poetry titled "Of a Dream Catcher," a collection of more than 50 poems.

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My book of narrative poems titled "Of a Dream Catcher can be found by going to www.lulu.com and typing in search window my book number, 1366193, or to find my book of short stories called "The Warrior and the Street Fighter," look for 1766318.