Religion in Puerto Rico permeates almost all aspects of our culture, if not all. When other countries have carnival, towns in Puerto Rico celebrate their patron saints with parades, music, masks, costumes, and games. These festivities take place all throughout the year, and can go for a weekend and up to ten days. The town…
Category: 30 days of love
A grandfather’s love
Grandpa George died when I was 8 years old. He went from looking healthy and strong, to being diagnosed with esophageal cancer and dying six months after that. It was a hard pill to swallow, and no one in the family was prepared for his loss. He was such a great man his legend still…
For the love of dressing up
I am a Halloween queen. I am. I love dressing up, putting on elaborate make up and wearing wigs. It’s the perfect time to let our imaginations run free and kick our inhibitions in the butt. While I was a little afraid of Halloween as a kid (um, hello… ghosts!), I still enjoyed dressing up….
A classroom alive with the sound of music
Public education in Puerto Rico is a disaster in general. I’m not saying all teachers are bad, or that it’s useless. It just isn’t what it should be. A big part of the problem is that the majority of those funds are being used for things other than our children’s education. A lot of crooked…
Aida the stinky
I recently started the workshop part of the 90 Days to Your Novel book. It’s no coincidence that the first assignment would be so connected to love. Since I haven’t kept my promise to write daily posts about all the love in my life, I’ve decided to share with you the results of my assignment,…
City of love
Sometimes it’s the smallest thing that catches the eye. Now that daylight savings time has ended, it gets dark fast and early. So when I left the office this evening at 5:30, the moon was already up and city lights were on. I was kinda stuck in traffic, driving down South Broadway, when a couple…
Motherly love
I started this series thinking it was going to be something entirely different. I guess that no matter what it looks like on the outside, the writing process is always the same. You start out thinking you’re in control of where you’re headed, only to realize along the way you’re somehow somewhere entirely different. And…
Circle of love
I am always surprised by love. As I start writing this post, I realize I know exactly why. I never feel like I’m enough. But I’m working on believing I’m worthy of love. I am always surprised by love. In the spring of 2010, I visited Spain for the first time. I was instantly smitten…
Hairy love
Jeez! This is hard, and I’ve really been paying attention Here we go. Post 1 of my 30 days/posts about love goes to Duke and Blue. Few kinds of love can compete with the love that pets give us, whether it’s our pets or someone else’s. It truly is a selfless, loyal kind of love that…
Where is the love?
My knee hurts. Did I tell you this already? I think I did. My left knee hurts. I twisted it twice during the spring, while learning how to ride a bike, and two weeks ago I pulled one of the hamstrings on that same leg. Now my knee hurts with passion from within. They say…
Life On A Piece Of Paper 