Digital Downloads
Date: March 20, 2020Free digital downloads to get us through!
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Chingonas!
Date: March 4, 2020I’m all about supporting other Chingonas thrive! This month, to kick off Women’s History Month, I am rolling ...
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Root . . .
Date: January 24, 2020ro͞ot noun the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically ...
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Obligation Emancipation: An Hocicona Proclamation
Date: January 9, 2020I read once that if you’re not writing, you’re a waiter not a writer . . . or ...
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Shop Citlali Rose
Date: January 1, 2020Citlali Rose embraces personal power through creative inspiration. The shop features an array of bold, brightly colored, unique ...
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Para Mis Hermanas
Date: December 26, 2019Last night I was accused of whispering. In a fit of full-fledged self-proclaimed righteousness, my accuser overlooked the ...
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Ceremonial Ofrenda
Date: September 29, 2019Sometimes the words find you –to remind you of how much you’ve been tucking away out of habit. ...
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National Poetry Month
Date: April 5, 2019Y’all, sometimes I write poems –if you haven’t noticed. ;-) This month, I’ve joined the challenge to write ...
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Chingona Fierce
Date: March 8, 2019I am chingona fierce I wonder when they’ll realize I am not here to hold their space declining ...
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Straight Outta El Chuco, Tejas
Date: August 14, 2018Abel Cruz Chacon of El Paso, Texas gave us much more than many of us bargain for in ...
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All Ironies Intended . . .
Date: June 17, 2017All ironies intended . . . a poem for those whose existence is resistance A refined rage ...
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A Life Well Lived
Date: June 16, 2017An Epic Eulogy for My Tio Wato . . . because we carry each other in who we ...
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Scarred Battlegrounds
Date: August 19, 2016They have this newly implemented “community building” thing at the kids’ school where they stay out on the ...
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Coloring Myself Purple
Date: May 26, 2016On a happy Thursday morning, I found myself at the School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican ...
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Closed Doors
Date: March 30, 2016As I think about doors, I am reminded of how often we associate doors with opportunities. Often, when we think ...
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Contentious
Date: February 12, 2016“You’ve got a chip on your shoulder.” But it’s not a chip And it hardly resides on these ...
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Healing Reflections
Date: February 11, 2016I find comfort in staring at this face –my face. Some mistaken it for vanity, and to some ...
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Capacity Policing Is a Thing
Date: February 10, 2016I could fib and say I’ve had a day, but the truth is I’ve had an awesome set ...
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Tortilla Consciousness
Date: December 7, 2015I wrote this poem back in 2011, and it has proven its relevance throughout the years and in various ...
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Bleed the Pen
Date: December 7, 2015Sometimes I fear that my lens has become hyperactively inclined to analyze the minutiae of everyday life; it’s ...
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Ready to Be A Princess
Date: January 31, 2015It’s about that time of year! Birthday party planning in full force for my three girls. As always, ...
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