I am a happy bee this morning. This week I move into my new apartment in Los Angeles. It is in the same building, just 6 floors higher and about double the square footage. I am excited to feel a bit more settled this coming week as […]
Growing up in a Puerto Rican household in the South Bronx wasn’t easy. There was crime, asthma and vacant lots all around us. The Bronx had burned at one point and it is still building up. There were also superstitions for every type of occasion that […]
She loved the view from her apartment window. She could see the sun rise and the flowers begin to bloom. She could see the top of the churches and be mesmerized. It was all good. Nothing could make her feel differently about the world. The […]
I saw the dot And it pricked my gut It mocked my dreams And it dulled my tongue I couldn’t wish it away And my hopes were stained It brutishly aged my beliefs And it showed me my mountains I was made mutedly fraught And it was a […]
Sometimes we remove ourselves in order to seek inner peace and harmony. We go to an empty room and hide. Or rather look deep into ourselves in an empty room. We go to a restroom and just sit there for a few minutes regrouping after a hard […]
Every Friday, I wake up at 4am and head to the gym. Thereafter, I eat a light breakfast, pack my backpack, and lock my doors giving it a one-over. I head to work and engage in meeting after meeting. Around 3pm, I look around gather my stuff […]
“Really? Is that true” “Yes, Yes!” “Wow! I have never heard of such a thing” ” Well, it is true. Many New Yorkers have never had a driver’s license. Ever.” “But how do they get from one place to another.” “ummm. They walk. They bike. They take […]
Los Angeles, despite the palm trees and the fairly consistent shining sun, is not all warm and fuzzy. It has a certain rough edge to it that reminds me of what I understand New York of the 1970s to have been like. Have you ever walked […]
Living in two cities in the west coast is like living in two mystical time zones. Los Angeles and San Francisco are so completely different from one another they should essentially be in different states. Foggy …. Sunny Lukewarm ….Hot Overpriced …. Slightly expensive Faux diversity ….. […]
Time was running out. She needed to make it back to Central Park before her carriage turned back into pumpkins. Fairy god-mother had changed the rules on her midway. It was a game of survivor at this point. She carried her mother’s bones in her backpack […]
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