Costa Rica is being taken over by developers, capitalists, tourists, and expats. I spent the summer there working for a … Continue reading Exporting Gentrification and Development to Costa Rica (Part 1)
A weeke ago, I substituted at an elementary school. In the morning, while the students were eating breakfast in the … Continue reading Human Beings Are Not Built In Silence
I heard a knock on the door. Mamá had left to go to the liquor store, so I opened the … Continue reading Green Cat Liquors Series: Part III
I could tell it was morning. The smell of burnt egg lingered like the smell of stale alcohol from the … Continue reading Green Cat Liquors Series: Part II
Poverty Defined as the state of being poor To lack . There are those who will define it: To lack … Continue reading POVERTY
The sweetness of the guayaba has been muted by the hissing of the cobra La dulsura de la guayaba á … Continue reading Invasion / Invasión
The following spoken word piece was inspired by a student who once asked me, “Why do we have to learn this?” … Continue reading A Biological Experiment of Injustice
Two months she spent with her jaw wired shut. Not only had my grandfather imprisoned my grandmother physically, he took … Continue reading In her, I saw the liberation we had all been waiting for
I hate you, you fuckin’ asshole! I can’t stand you anymore! You don’t do shit for me and my daughter … Continue reading First I Had To Ask For Forgiveness
I could smell the stench from the stale alcohol diluted with dreams pissed away by shattered hopes like the broken … Continue reading Green Cat Liquors Series – Part I
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