Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyDo You Appropriate or Admire Other Cultures?Without respect, there can be no appreciation. — Borikén, a soil in my blood. Whose winds carry songs of struggle and joy, sorrow and triumph. My ancestral motherland, I protect and honor you always. ~ Author Soaking up different cultures, meeting new people, and learning about different customs are among the beauties of travel. …Cultural Appropriation9 min readCultural Appropriation9 min read
Published inThe Resistance Room·PinnedMember-only35 Countries Later, I Stopped TravelingIt’s about more than the pandemic. — Respond to every call that excites your spirit. — Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi My eyes have seen a little bit of the world. I say “a little bit” to remind myself 35 is just a number. The real gauge of what my soul has experienced comes not with how many…Boriken4 min readBoriken4 min read
Published inLittle Love Lines·PinnedMember-onlyHello, Little Love LinesA Publication is Born Hola & Welcome to Little Love Lines! I am so excited to be typing this first entry and even more elated to have your eyes here! Creating this publication has been on my mind for the past few months. Birthing 3-L The backstory began over a decade ago…Little Love Lines2 min readLittle Love Lines2 min read
PinnedMember-onlySneak Into My WorldLola, The Intro My Favorite Poems List Competition Selection(s) The Resistance Room (My Publication) Published Outside of Medium (a) The Travel Love (b) Her Adventures (c) The Good Men Project …1 min read1 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhat This Journey Is Teaching Me About RegretWhat about becoming a nurse or a secretary? My mom’s comment was not an attempt to deflate the balloon of hope I’d been secretly carrying. She didn’t know. No one knew why, as a little girl I’d get so excited whenever we went to Kennedy airport to greet family members…Childhood Dreams8 min readChildhood Dreams8 min read
Published inModern Women·1 day agoMember-onlyHow Allowing a Man to Take Care of Me Became the Road to Losing MyselfReflections on a long-awaited difficult decision. — Work hard so you’ll always make and have your own money. Never depend on a man to take care of you. ~ Advice given to the [young adult] author by her mother My mother’s words echo in my mind like an unsolicited reprimand. It’s as if I can see her…Relationships12 min readRelationships12 min read
Published inBlue Insights·2 days agoMember-onlyUndrowningebbing & flowing, an uncertain rhythm memories in my mind, the unsettling synergy yearning to unify — unmerged remnants of our enduring…Healing1 min readHealing1 min read
Published inIlusiones·4 days agoMember-onlyIt’s Time for Us Puerto Rican Women to Stop Sugar-Coating Our Mental Health with ResilienceBecause even Superwoman deserves to take a break. — La resiliencia de una puertorriqueña no tiene limites / A Puerto Rican woman’s resilience knows no limits. ~ FSM Statistics Like many of our hermanas caribeñas and otras Latinas around the globe, Puerto Rican women wear the term resilience as a badge of honor. We’re taught at a young age…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Published inSYNERGY·6 days agoMember-onlyWant to Improve Your Writing via the Use of Emotions?Catch this free lecture with poet & author, Ellen Bass — If you’re like me — often on the lookout for budget-friendly resources to improve your craft — listen up! Sponsored by Authors Publish, the four-time Pushcart Prize holder and Lambda Literary Award poet, Ellen Bass is offering a free lecture called, “Sentiment and Sentimentality: The Art of Writing Power Emotions.” …Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inHeart Revolution·Sep 22Member-onlyAfter The StormI feel so very tiny — nonexistent — Trauma lives here But my proximity to it Is processed from 1,604 miles away In a city called Jersey Where a WhatsApp video Of howling winds and swaying Palm trees is seared in my mind I cannot talk about it Without my heart crumpling Like a torn page out of A stranger’s storybook I cannot think about their pain Without feeling endless…Puerto Rico1 min readPuerto Rico1 min read
