Hispanic Heritage Month in the Times of Cholera
I don’t need a month or a season or a reason to celebrate my heritage, but we’re halfway through Hispanic
When all else fails, move on
Why are life experiences so repetitive? That feeling when you know you’ve been there before, emotionally, and you already know
To the big girls in the house
I don’t get to cry about it. I dare not. I’m supposed to be the strong one; the one who
Hug my worries away
Have you ever woken up within your four walls, a world thick with uncertainty reaching for a hand to hold,
Protecting your heart and state of mind
Half my life, I’ve been protecting my heart so damn hard I subconsciously isolated myself. I haven’t grown cold, though,
Hooded Heartless Complying Thugs: A Poem
I’m broken by the sound of weeping mothers as they’re dragged down by yet another hooded heartless complying thug dehumanizing
New gate, same solo me
I made my way to the airport just like I have in the past eight years — on my own.
Surviving elementary: Teacher Appreciation
Life as an elementary teacher is ever entertaining. Kids keep you on your feet. The only reason you may need
Walking in Miami: You better watch out
Miami has its walkable areas: it’s called Miami Beach. Everything else, take note. I moved to Miami few years ago,
The evergreenness of emotional pain
I know stages. So many stages that I now know that the last stage of anything usually means it’s either
Finding the rationale behind maga
On January 21, I wrote a re-introductory post of the person that I was going to be after we entered