Who would you want to go to war with?
You say you want to go to war. Destroy the enemy. War, against Who? What if you were the daughterContinue Reading
Tag: inner-conflict
Uncertainty Through the Eyes of a Six Year Old
I was about six years old. My dad, who I didn’t live with, and had never lived with, had takenContinue Reading
When Fear Rises to the Surface
This seed has a very hard shell that encases it with a very pointed end. When it drops from theContinue Reading
Illusion
He tells me I’m cute, makes cat calls when my hips rumble by, but I don’t believe him. Continue Reading
Green Cat Liquors Series: Part III
I heard a knock on the door. Mamá had left to go to the liquor store, so I opened theContinue Reading
Finding Purpose Again
The first time I felt a real sense of purpose was when I gave birth to my daughter Carmen. UpContinue Reading
Invasion / Invasión
The sweetness of the guayaba has been muted by the hissing of the cobra La dulsura de la guayaba áContinue Reading
How Do You Fly?
How do you fly when you’re not used to flying? How do you reach for the sky when it soContinue Reading
un-Mexican: In Search of Truth Part 2
In The Tortilla Curtain, a novel by T.C. Boyle, Delany a “liberal humanist” who lives in a gated community onContinue Reading
un-Mexican: Between Two Colliding Truths Part 1
This past May David, Carmen and I decided to take a day trip to Ensenada, Baja California. As we arrivedContinue Reading
