Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
January Flashback: Originally published on FC, July 2014 No one is ever ready for this to happen. We can’t even entertain the possibility it could happen. It sounds like a story out of a seedy gossip magazine, not real life, right? Unfortunately, the below scenario did happen to a close Read more
I took a Method Writing class with the well-known Jack Grapes last fall, and I noticed a deep parallel with one of Jack’s writing techniques—called transformation lines—when I look at my life. He encourages us to use our transformation lines to go deeper, to find our voice, our narrative. I Read more
You have probably seen them before: Latina professionals depicted as sexy vixens on TV, wearing miniskirts or tight dresses; the sassy secretary with a naive style; the nightmare boss’s wife. Although the Hispanic community has become the largest minority group in the US, Latinas, in particular, have to fight against Read more
I stood alone in darkness Where there were no stars; No light to see. Where there was no hope; No heart to beat. I found everything broken; Within me; around me. While I stood there, waiting in the darkness All I could feel was pain and sorrows; All I could Read more