STRIKE!
Hollywood stereotypes have always been easy to poke fun of. But with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes putting everything on hold, we pray, now more than ever, for them to pump life back into the industry.
Daydreams
A dive into a pop culture soaked subconscious where John Lennon’s death is rewritten, pizza delivery stories become acceptance speeches, and a man named Chaz helms a crime operation that risks a water shortage and busted eardrums.
We, but Me – A Book for Twins (Or Any Two Peas in a Pod)
I’m complete crap at carpentry, so building my kids a tree house was out of the question. But I really wanted to make something special for my twin daughters.
Girls Lead Summit (nonprofit) and Mimi: Shero of Love / Heroína del Amor
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From Jamaica to Colombia to right here in LA, we’ve impacted countless girls from around the world. The vision of GLS is to help young women unveil their inner power, lead by example, and in turn help shape a new generation of female leaders.
Coat Check
This is a short story that takes a harsh look at the sometimes disheartening and disillusioning realities of young love. After working coat check for a campus charity gala, the story idea struck me like a mallet. I wrote it feverishly over the course of three nights.
Letter to those who love the people suffering from mental illness
To appreciate those who are there for people who are battling any mental illnesses. One can easily lose his/ herself while trying to encourage someone else to find themselves. This is to encourage those who aren’t battling mental illness to keep taking care of themselves, so we don’t lose more people.
PyleOfMemories
My maternal grandmother asked me to write a memory about her. A Forget Me Not of sorts. But her request meant more than just something I’d scribble on a birthday card. She had dementia.
Richmond For The Win
During a global pandemic, a politically divided nation, and a resurgence for social justice, the creatives of Richmond, Virginia are finding a way to thrive.
One More Dissent
The night of RBG’s death, I was overwhelmed by the range of emotions myself and many others were feeling. With no other recourse, I expressed my anger and fear over what was to come—the nomination of a conservative justice—with a poem dedicated to the life of this groundbreaking woman.
How Affirmations Ground Me in Baking and Parenting
Early on during the pandemic, I wrote a braided meditation about parenting, baking bread and the power language has to shift our behaviors.
