Right around the end of Latinx History Month (which is coming up on the 15th), I pretty much write off the current year and start planning for the next: What stories will I focus on? What programs will I produce? Which writers and poets do I want to meet and/or work with? Will this be… Read more »
Posts Categorized: The Writer’s Life
There Is a Place for Happiness
I went on vacation. I read 1.5 books. I swam, got sun, laughed, shopped, even prayed a little. “Being happy feels like a betrayal. How can I smile when my dad is dead?” And I wrote. I got new story ideas. I let characters come alive in my head, all while very aware that people… Read more »
Looking for the Light
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you Don’t go back to sleep! You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep! People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch, The door is round and open Don’t go back to sleep! ― Rumi I… Read more »