If Cancer Didn't Kill Me
I wish I left at that moment, but I didn’t. I was young, dumb, and in love.
It went downhill from that point on...
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Apr 28, 20219 min read
Saying Goodbye to the Shadow
Despite the façade my dad wore the majority of the time, I’d also seen what was behind the mask. My Grandad used to call him “Jekyll and
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Feb 12, 20216 min read
Taking the Good with the Bad: A COVID-19 Story
There would be many days that I would come home so excited from a great day at work only to be greeted by anger, resentment, and depression.
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Mar 20, 20207 min read
Pain and Humor
In the year of my birth, 1952, our desolate Texas prairie lured only the wildcatter oil tycoons from the east coast and the hardworking...
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Dec 20, 20197 min read
What We Choose
Despite our town’s lack of resources, my father always tried to provide us with the best of every opportunity, and my mother supported him..
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Nov 11, 20199 min read
Yes, I Do
...They also showed me the harsh reality of life and death. Knowing that one day we’d be here and the next we’d not always terrified me...
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Aug 23, 20198 min read
Now I Know the Difference
Girls married right out of high school at 18 in my neighborhood, like an unspoken tradition. I thought I’d follow the same path...
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Aug 7, 20197 min read
The Courage to Move On
Together, they built a family. I had an unusual childhood as my siblings and I were the only mixed-race children in the town...
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Jul 25, 20198 min read
Off the Island
They say that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. In my life—in chasing my dreams, in fighting to provide...
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Jul 5, 20197 min read
Love Prevails
That all changed in the summer of 1941, when the Second World War hit our snowy streets. Slowly, food became a luxury...
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Jun 27, 20197 min read
Love Yourself First
Tim Han, my mentor and savior, taught me that “Our mess is our message.” So, I guess I have a big message because my life has sure been a...
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Jun 22, 20197 min read
The Lonesome Battle
I had an eventful and adventure-filled childhood because I was a wild kid. I always found myself in trouble with just about everyone...
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Jun 18, 20197 min read
At the Foot of the Mountain
I couldn’t focus in school and started flunking my classes. Then, I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, which is where I met Sammy...
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Jun 7, 20197 min read
A Life Full of Colors
I have lived a life of colors, starting with mostly dark shades until I finally reached the bright hues I’m in today...
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May 30, 20197 min read
Facing My Truth
As innocent eight-year-olds, we didn’t think twice about the fact that I was playing a boy or that two girls were fake married...
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May 21, 20197 min read
Inviting Demons
Weekends were filled with helping my dad around the house and maybe going to the movies or hanging out with friends one day a week...
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May 20, 20197 min read
Freedom from the Roots
Life as a child was one of exploration, advancement, and amazement. I remember movie nights when my older brother, parents, and I...
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May 15, 20197 min read
Breaking Free
As a little girl, I observed the life of my mother and vowed to be different. Better. More intentional. I promised myself that I would...
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May 11, 20197 min read
Because You Never Know
I grew up watching over my shoulder and trying to keep the peace in our home. Though I breathed the air of misfortune, it did not affect...
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May 10, 20198 min read
A Shadow of Myself
A life without its own identity is nothing but a shadow. It clings to another and hides from the sun...
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