Agony and delight: Life is made of contrasts. Contrasts that live beside and inside each other and refuse to get neatly digested....
I love memoirs because lifting the veil of a person's facade to find the true and often uncomfortable story of their life adds poignancy to a narrative. Here are four memoirs worth reading....
Writing comes with a hefty side of frustration. Rejections, shaky path to publication, self-doubt...
Social media powerhouse and Top Latina Influencer Lorraine C. Ladish tells us how she went from welfare and food stamps to inspiring thousands of women with her writing....
Individuation is a lifetime journey towards becoming who we truly are. Each of us is born with a set of unique talents and abilities that form the core of our being, but we repress them in our shadow....
Where you invest your time and your money is important: will you prioritize a youthful body and no wrinkles or building a substantial body of work?...
When you go through a crisis, the lessons you learn may not be obvious right away. It can take years until you grasp how it has changed you....
“When he set the gun’s barrel on my forehead, my whole body went numb. I didn’t even feel the beating that came after.” This true story could have been told by anybody at the border right now....
My essay "My Books and I" has been chosen as a Notable Essay by the Best American Essays, 2019 edition....
We are our life’s true work. Throughout our journey, we have the opportunity to grow, learn, and become a better person in everything we do and with everyone we know. ...
