When I was a sophomore in high school, one of the final assignments in my intro to journalism class was to write an article about…
“Thank you, Little Queen. Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh…
As I make my way through The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (yes, I’m still reading it — my summer has been hectic!), I can’t…
As a writer and blogger, I have always felt that the only way you can create quality content is by reading quality content from other writers.…
“It’s not that we had no heart or eyes for pain. We were all afraid. We all had our miseries. But to despair was to…
“Who says you have to be either smart or pretty, or into girly stuff or sports? Life shouldn’t be about the either/or. We’re capable of…
Last week, I had the honor of meeting Judith Ortiz Cofer, whose work I have been reading in my Women in Literature class. (Some of…
“And the heart, like a well-constructed little boat, will resume its course toward hope.” – Judith Ortiz Cofer, “To a Daughter I Cannot Console,” The…
“She was right, of course. I’ve always blamed my tendency to vacillate on my mixed ethnicity. Halved, I am neither here nor there, and my…
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks…