Gus Mike Pérez
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Background
I’m a bilingual author and educator whose passion for storytelling is rooted in a lifelong dedication to literature, language, and critical thinking. With a degree in Literature and Spanish Language from the Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, I spent over a decade teaching language and literature in Colombia — exploring themes of power, identity, and perception through classical and contemporary texts.
Now based in the United States, I continue to connect with communities through both education and storytelling, bringing that same commitment to knowledge, creativity, and truth into everything I write.
Experience
Literature Professor, Colombia
For over 10 years, I taught literature and led critical reading programs across various educational institutions. I focused on both classic and contemporary works, guiding students to see how stories reflect — and sometimes distort — the realities of power, desire, and truth.
2008-Present
Digital Navigator, Hillsborough Education Foundation (USA)
2023-Present
Today, I work as a Digital Navigator, helping underserved communities bridge the digital divide. This role reflects my ongoing commitment to equity, communication, and the democratization of knowledge.
Editor
Tintas de Galthas
2025-Present
As an editor, I focus on refining literary submissions with attention to clarity, structure, and narrative depth. I work closely with writers to elevate their voice while preserving the integrity of their vision. With a background in literature and over a decade of teaching experience, I bring both a critical eye and deep respect for the creative process.
Beyond editing, I’m passionate about mentoring emerging writers — offering guidance on craft, storytelling, and navigating the publishing world. Whether through developmental feedback or one-on-one support, my goal is always the same: to help authors unlock the full potential of their work.
Projects
The Tern’s Journey is a deeply moving novel of survival, displacement, and the fragile hope that binds those in flight. Written in both English and Spanish, it follows the González siblings as they flee a homeland consumed by violence, their journey echoing the instinctive migration of the tern — tireless, threatened, and guided by something greater than fear. As they navigate a landscape of broken systems and invisible borders, they encounter not only danger, but unexpected kinship, sacrifice, and the quiet acts of resistance that make endurance possible. At once lyrical and unflinching, this is not just a story of migration — it is an intimate exploration of memory, identity, and the human will to begin again, even when everything has been taken. A tribute to those who cross not only physical frontiers, but emotional and spiritual ones in search of belonging.
My short stories delve into the subtle terrain of the human psyche — those quiet, often invisible moments where identity fractures, desires surface, and truth slips between perception and reality. Each narrative is an intimate portrait of characters caught in emotional or existential tension, where the ordinary becomes unsettling and the familiar turns strange. I’m less interested in what happens on the surface than in what trembles underneath: the silent conflicts, the moral ambiguities, the unspoken histories that shape how we love, remember, betray, and endure. These stories are not just windows into individual lives — they are mirrors reflecting the quiet, often contradictory truths that make us human.
I write stories to explore the hidden spaces of the human condition — those internal landscapes where fear, memory, guilt, and hope quietly collide. Whether in moments of silence or crisis, my characters are often caught at the threshold of transformation, confronting truths they’ve long avoided or desires they barely understand. My storytelling isn’t driven by plot alone, but by emotional and psychological tension — the kind that lingers, asks questions, and resists easy resolution. Each story is a mirror held up not only to a character, but to a collective experience we share: the need to be seen, to belong, and to make sense of a world that often refuses to make sense at all.
My essays emerge from a space where literature, philosophy, and lived experience converge. I write to question the frameworks that shape how we understand power, violence, migration, and identity — not only as political or historical phenomena, but as deeply human experiences. Drawing from narrative theory, epistemology, and Latin American thought, I explore how language constructs meaning, how memory is negotiated, and how stories become tools of resistance or control. These essays are not meant to provide answers, but to provoke reflection — to invite the reader into a dialogue about what we know, what we assume, and what we choose to ignore. In a world overwhelmed by noise, I believe that thinking carefully — and writing deliberately — is an act of both intellectual and ethical responsibility.
Through my podcast and narrative chronicles, I give voice to the real-life journeys of hundreds of migrants — stories that are often silenced, simplified, or buried beneath statistics. These testimonies are raw, intimate, and deeply human. Each episode and chronicle invites the listener or reader to witness the emotional and physical landscapes migrants cross: the fear, the silence, the unexpected kindness, the violence that hides in plain sight. I don’t seek to sensationalize these stories, but to honor them — to document the truth with literary care and ethical urgency. These voices do not speak for a cause; they speak for themselves, and in doing so, they remind us of our shared fragility and strength. Story by story, I aim to build a collective memory — one grounded in dignity, complexity, and truth.
Reviews
”Gus’s writing resonates deeply with me.”
”A captivating storyteller with a unique voice.”
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