Imperfecta is a bilingual poetry book including poems, dialogues, and meditations describing the experiences of women as mujeres, friends, Latinas, and immigrants. The book was inspired by "a lifetime of feeling more, in infinite moments without fitting in" and was dedicated to the victims of femicide in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Read MoreMay is a busy month! The US celebrates many things besides mother’s day. All month long, May is used to celebrate important events like South Asian Heritage Month and Celiac Awareness Month, and among these celebrations, May ends up also being the National Short Story Month. Here are three short story collections to commemorate the occasion.
Read MoreI took a break from reading Sci-Fi stories to dwell on the superhero genre for a couple of months. I'm not ready to leave superheroes behind, but I'm craving a comeback to science fiction. To quench this craving, The GCP: The First Resurrection by Frantz Charles was the perfect option.
Read MoreDid you know some writers train to write better by using writing rituals? Back when I was still defining my process, I struggled to find the time to write. I thought I must have been suffering from writer's block. Turns out, I just needed the help of a writing ritual. These are the three lessons writing routines taught me.
Read MoreSecret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. Some stories are meant to be read, and some are meant to be listened. I found Renegades by Marissa Meyer to be the latter.
Read MoreIt is a sad and still latent misconception that women do not enjoy reading science fiction, let alone write it. When I'm looking to debunk this myth, I look over to these authors for inspiration.
Read MoreAh, tropes. Those recurring themes, motifs, and even clichés always present in creative works. Since I’ve started working on Book 2 of the Refurbished Saga, I decided to study superhero tropes closer to better understand the book I will produce. Here’s the categorization of superhero tropes that resulted from my research.
Read MoreA free-style verse I wrote after a trip back home.
The time is 6:52 am.
The sun hasn’t come up yet, and downtown El Paso already shows signs of life.
Me haces falta roughly translates to I need you but this translation doesn't make it justice.
Read MoreNow that Book 1 in the Refurbished Saga has been published, what comes next? After being quiet on social media for a while, this is the best time to talk about some updates and the next installment on this saga! Book 1 was a story about heroes; book 2 will be a story about anti-heroes.
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