Yesterday my roommate told me that I seemed a lot happier lately. That made me feel good. (In the same way that when people tell you you seem down, it makes me feel lousy, lol.) It's true. I have been a lot nicer and more personable than I was, since getting a job. It really has been a load off of my mind. I think it's just the difference between ( Read more... )

"Language can seduce us into forgetting where we are and who we are; it can make us believe in things we know rationally could never be; it can resurrect experiences of pain, discomfort, and suffering we thought we had forgotten...So I remind myself that my ultimate obligation is to the realm of the imagination and give voice to the infinite ( Read more... )

Shout-Out

A quick shout-out of thanks to Ms. new_birth for introducing me to the cinquain form in her previous poetic challenges. I created a drama-education activity using cinquains, and I've been using it with my students and everyone in my office is using it (and loving it) as well. Thanks Lady!

EpiphanyThe other day I had an epiphany. I figured out ( Read more... )

Good advice from author Mary Castillo, who describes herself as a writer of "Latina Chick Lit."

The Seven Unhealthy Habits of Unsuccessful Writers1. Wrote to get published when I should've written to uncover my voice ( Read more... )

Going to work before the crack of dawn is not EVEN cool ( Read more... )

-Last weekend my little sister was voted Homecoming Queen. Yay for that! She and I are nothing alike, lol. She's pretty whatever about it, wasn't expecting it and definitely wasn't campaigning or anything for it. But not bad for being one of 1.5 black women in her class (and I think there are only 3.5 black people in the class total ( Read more... )