During these extraordinary times in which social distancing is advised, one gravitates toward the arts for solace y compañía. Sin dudas, documentary films are great tools to use for its ability to cover a diverse myriad of subjects, from history,...
It’s 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday in May. My youngest, now 13, needs help setting up for the Zoom meeting his math teacher and I wrangled over so they can address how his dyscalculia is making fractions difficult. My...
We, men, must accept the fact that we are failing. We have been persistently failing in the fight to destroy patriarchy. We are failing because we continue hearing too many tragic stories, already coupled with the history of...
The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) concluded that the current administration, led by President Donald J. Trump, and his Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act. This ruling forces the Trump Administration to...
A six-year-old me played a game of “stay awake” against the car window while Mom drove me and my sister to school every morning. On Wednesdays, the West Farms train staircase looked like the stairs to reach a roller coaster....
Is this the face of a tongue? you Spanish? this pasty winter olive this summer hash brown the color of a language? you Spanish? do I have a tilde for a mustache, an accent for a brow, this head of...
Si me ven por ahí Con un cuaderno en la mano y un bolígrafo No piense que yo escribo. A veces me da por garabatear Símbolos que parecen palabras, Pero carecen de contenido. No, Yo no escribo. Más bien, creo...
You came here as a tourist And you fell in love with the flavor of frío frío de crema And the creatures you had only heard of but never seen There is history in all her corners She is composed...
Amanezco en este futuro sin ti— ——————————algo raro, grave. Me acuerdo de tus manos todas jorobadas por el artritis y como siempre me despertabas así con una rascadita en los pies y un tierno “Gooood mooorning!” Dicen que pasa el...
We were driving somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike. I was brand new to the States. Hell, I was so new that I still had the wrapping paper on me. We drove a nineteen ninety-something Volkswagen Jetta with...