The genie grants you a wish. What is it? If I were granted one wish today, I wonder what I would ask for. Years ago, it would have been easy. Money. A certain amount, preferably obscene but not tacky. A house. Maybe true love. Although, honestly, I’m still […]
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? You know those dreamy icebreaker questions people love to ask at awkward team retreats? “If you had two free tickets to anywhere, where would you go?” Most people say Paris or Hawaii. Classic. Basic. Lovely, sure. But […]
The daffodils are popping, the pollen is plotting, and somewhere in the background, the calendar whispers: May is coming. Which means one thing—it’s my birthday month. Yes, I’m that person. I stretch my birthday into a soft, full-length feature film, with previews starting mid-April. Two weeks out and […]
You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? If I ever stumbled across a genie’s lamp (because apparently, I live in a Disney movie now), I’ve already got my three wishes lined up. No, I’m not going for world peace—that’s too big for a girl […]
What are your biggest challenges? Dear 2024, Here we stand at the threshold of your existence, penning down my hopes and wishes for the next chapter. As a veteran of life’s ups and downs, I’ve decided to ditch the usual resolutions and instead, send you a letter—a heart-to-heart, […]
There are times in our lives where we want something really badly. Could be a pint of Ben and Jerry’s strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Could be a new job. Could be a baby boy. All good rings. Well, maybe not that job. Or any of those jobs. I […]
It’s the end of the week. I don’t have it in me to be depressed or deep in thought. It’s been a tough werk. A series of tough weeks. I’m just going to share today a silly thing that happened to me two weeks ago. My son and […]
Three little wishes Three big life-changing wishes Hoped and prayed Pushed and pulled Three little wishes A rush and a must They came into the light But it was all a pyrrhic victory So sad a trojan horse was down the road Three little wishes Led to a […]
Tossing pennies over the left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain and staving off nosebleeds Growing up in Puerto Rican Household, I had a funny relationship with pennies. Yes, pennies. See, if I found a penny on the sidewalk, I was to take that as a sign of good […]
