Self-Defense
I grew spines on my heart to protect her from predators. . Creatures lurking in the shadows of the sun … Continue reading Self-Defense
Tag: self-discovery
42
For my 42nd birthday, I visited a hummingbird sanctuary and the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. I have made … Continue reading 42
Whole
One day I became conscious enough to ask, “Who Am I?” To which a powerful, but at the time, indistinguishable … Continue reading Whole
Todo Sabe Mejor con un Pellizco de Amor/Everything Tastes Better with a Pinch of Love Part 2
PART 2 “Enfermo que come y mea, su Tita que se lo crea,” she would say when I was sick, … Continue reading Todo Sabe Mejor con un Pellizco de Amor/Everything Tastes Better with a Pinch of Love Part 2
Todo Sabe Mejor con un Pellizco de Amor/Everything Tastes Better with a Pinch of Love
PART 1 My grandmother helped me raise my daughter – she was her other mother. The wonderful and beautiful woman … Continue reading Todo Sabe Mejor con un Pellizco de Amor/Everything Tastes Better with a Pinch of Love
Decolonization
Who Am I, Quien Soy, Before I became modern? Antes de ser moderna? Before I was colonized, corporatized, … Continue reading Decolonization
41 and Timeless
I turn 41 today, but for the first time in my life I feel a glimpse of timelessness. It’s a very unfamiliar … Continue reading 41 and Timeless
Write for Your Life
Write, even when it feels your fingers are suffocating, buried beneath impenetrable feelings. Write, even when the paper bleeds … Continue reading Write for Your Life
Thank You
There are parts of me I’ve been working to love. Parts that I have hidden from myself. You … Continue reading Thank You
When Forgiving Her Mother Meant Walking In Her Shoes – Part I
Seeing her mother dote over her husband in the hospital, who was constantly readmitted for chronic liver failure due to … Continue reading When Forgiving Her Mother Meant Walking In Her Shoes – Part I
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