Sowing a New Path Through Farming
I started attending farm school this fall semester. From the time I can remember, I’ve always had a special connection … Continue reading Sowing a New Path Through Farming
Category: Bits and Pieces
Safe Space Wasn’t in My Vocabulary
A friend of mine invited me to go to the beach with her partner and daughter. Her sister, who I’d … Continue reading Safe Space Wasn’t in My Vocabulary
13 Days of Carmen – 2021
The idea of 13 Days of Carmen began after my daughter moved out and went to live on the other … Continue reading 13 Days of Carmen – 2021
Ghetto Rage
You gaslight my historyWhich teaches me I come from magnificentMothers and FathersAbuelas y AbuelosMy history which shows me I come … Continue reading Ghetto Rage
A Moment of Grace
Sometimes forgiveness comes like a brief moment of grace out of the blue, unplanned, like an accident that changes you … Continue reading A Moment of Grace
4-Year-old Cristina
Last night, my mom and I went for a wonderful walk through downtown and looked at the festive city lights … Continue reading 4-Year-old Cristina
SOMETIMES
Sometimes When I’m having trouble figuring out what life’s about What’s my purpose? Why am I here? Rather than ponder … Continue reading SOMETIMES
Intimate moments that heal
When I was in middle school, my grandmother and I would often spend weekend nights listening to music on an … Continue reading Intimate moments that heal
Una Flor de Cempasúchil
This is una flor de Cempasúchil. In Mexico it is harvested beginning in October and it is used as an … Continue reading Una Flor de Cempasúchil
Yellow Rain Boots
When I was around three or fours years of age, I remember walking down the street with my Tita Carmen … Continue reading Yellow Rain Boots
Alma de Colibrí 