ABOUT ME

Abel Veloz is that one primo that you don’t quite know how you’re related to. A First-Gen Dominican-American hailing from Hudson County, NJ. When he writes, he wants you to feel like you’re at a summer barbeque, family reunion, or chismeando with fulano at the bodega. Same Spanglish, same people, nothing white-washed.

His main reason for writing stems from his belief that Latinos are the best oral storytellers, yet, due to educational barriers and high illiteracy rates, those stories don’t reach written form as often as they should.

He enjoys a good chisme, and quality chisme often makes its way into his writing.

He previously worked in Military Intelligence (Army Veteran), holds a MS in Global Affairs from Rutgers University, and speaks Chinese-Mandarin. And watches a crazy ton of anime and baseball.

You can reach me at: contact@abelveloz.com