Talk to me, dance with me Under the gaze of the facade Making my way downtown Just to see the rhythm of life The sky passes its time Catching the murals of yore Collective memories while walking by fast Here today, a new vision tomorrow Flashbacks on lovely […]
Partnerships. Where would we be without them? Whether it’s rowing together, traveling in tandem or enjoying a cocktail it’s always nice to have a partner in crime. Sure, it’s great to be able to come up with an idea by oneself and self promote its brilliance but […]
I am used to being the only girl around. I worked for ten years at a non-profit that was about 90% men. At my first real job a few decades ago, all my “real” friends were men. When I went to graduate school and my whole cohort […]
I have now been in Los Angeles exactly six months and I think I am getting the hang of it. I know to add an extra 20 minutes to any commute, to expect meetings to start about 10 minutes late (if lucky) and that regardless of neighborhood type […]
Growing up in the South Bronx conveys and evokes some universal meanings and images to many. There is the image of the “Bronx is burning”. There are the little casitas of the neighborhoods-the huts that looked like the rural parts of Puerto Rico. There were also […]
I am not a huge Ramones fan by any stretch of the imagination. I do not believe I even have one song of theirs on my iPod. They were a punk band before my my time really. And as a South Bronx girl I was not that […]
She arrived home tired, hungry and angry with the world. But there was her little boy noting that he had prepared a special gift for her. How could a mother not be ecstatic at such a welcome at the end of the day. He grabbed her hand and […]
She often sat at her green chair rocking the day away. She would jot down her thoughts in her little notepad that she kept on the side coffee table table. She had written over 200 poems. She was hoping to compile them and get some online Amazon […]
Everything seems to run on the power of circles. Can’t get from point A to point B without some kind of circular motion. However, life can truly throw you curve balls. Further, life can truly come full circle. That has been my life to date. Growing up, […]
I am older than my sister by more than nine years. I grew up partly as an only child. With nine years into such a status, it was a bit hard to switch to being an older sister. I went from being the one and only to being […]
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