Tía Sara’s rhinestone hair combs, the ones Tío Cesar bought her on their one and only trip to “Nueva Yol.” She used to wear them to church, and any special occasion, as if they were made with real diamonds. Mira, your tio has great taste, she used to say. Los diamantes son para amantes. Us… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Raw & Unedited
This Is the Thesis That Does Not End
Confession, folks: I never handed in my thesis edits for my MFA. This has been a constant joke on my other blog and on many occasions I’ve attempted to work on it, have other writers help me fix it, give myself deadlines, etc. Still, it remains unedited. The story behind its incompleteness is long and… Read more »
It’s Like Being Rejected 50,000 Times
I’m going to attempt to not be a sourpuss while reporting that I am not one of the finalists for the $50,000 Gift of Freedom award from A Room of Her Own. And that’s going to be hard because I really, really wanted this award! In my proposal I outlined plans to offer writing workshops… Read more »