As much as I love my projects and my characters, some days I don't feel like showing up in front of my keyboard. And some bad days, not even my writing routine can save me from the dread I feel just at the thought of sitting in front of a blank page. But there's something that keeps me going.
Read MoreA free-style verse I wrote after a trip back home.
The time is 6:52 am.
The sun hasn’t come up yet, and downtown El Paso already shows signs of life.
Me haces falta roughly translates to I need you but this translation doesn't make it justice.
Read MoreTwenty years ago, my father stood up for our name and validated the way we spelled it. I was sure that, after that moment, I’d never doubt how I should write our family’s name. But all of that changed when I moved to the United States. This is the story of the written accent in my last name, how I lost it, and its journey back to me.
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