I am the Commonwealth Part 2
Read Part 1 of I am the Commonwealth, a short story, in yesterday’s post. And now for part 2… The way I figure it, the price of freedom on the […]
I am the Commonwealth Part 1
Mamacita has been requesting husbands for far too long. She lights candles and recites rosaries for her hijita jamona. I challenge her request, trading in crinoline for soup kitchens. “Don’t […]
Write Like Your Mother is Dead
** Me and my mom right around the time I wrote the short story. About ten years ago, I wrote a short story. It’s the short story that served as part […]
Anthems and Your Insight, Please!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCXZgcSs954] This totally cracked me up. It’s a great tongue and cheek look at the freelance writer’s life (well, this particular freelance writer doesn’t work in the buff but, otherwise, it’s […]
CALL FOR LATINA VOICES
Today’s Writing and Creative Life Process post is actually from Karin L. Burke, a writing colleague who is working on a project that looks at the suicide rate– and the […]
Making Plans
I mentioned a few days ago that I went on a personal retreat a few weeks ago. While there, I met with a business/life coach and as we talked about […]
What's your element?
Two Fridays ago, I went on a pretty cool assignment. My job was to go experience No Agenda Day, a once a month retreat at a local private retreat house […]
An update on my writing and creative life
Wednesday’s theme is The Writing and Creative Life. For today, I thought I’d give a quick update on what’s going on in my writing/ creative world. Freelance/ Magazine Writing 1. Just this week, I am wrapping up a flurry […]
The Weekly Round Up
With the coming changes in my life, I am implementing some structure to different parts of my life including the blog. So, what you’ll see here now is all the things that […]
What's on special today?
So, I am thinking about creating a regular blogging schedule for the site. Basically, I would have themes for each day’s post. I’ve come up with some themes and would […]
