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Guatemala, Mi Amor (Day Two): Knocking on the Door

By on March 31, 2024

I hadn’t made it to my house when I saw a familiar face on the corner. She was holding a young hand, the eldest of Doña Cecilia and I couldn’t remember the father’s name. 

“Y mi wachajil?” I shouted (and my husband?) “Ya se casó. Y busca amante!” (He’s married now. And…


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‘Twas the Flight Before Christmas

By on February 10, 2024

Trigger Warning about thoughts related to self-harm mentioned at the end. Read with care!

Did I mention how hilarious I find it? I am 37 and a thought will attack me as I rush to the bathroom on a poop errand between bells? “Is 2067 the year I die?…


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Airplane Mode (1): Back to Myself

By on July 1, 2021

June 30, 2021, 7:26am: The voice of Natalia LaFourcade pulsed through my mind as the puddle-jumper soared into the desert sky. If you are able, please listen to this song while you read: It honors the cadence of this post, Hasta la raíz.

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