My Writing Year: On Brand
Brand I am reminded of costumes – be it the time of year or this group of chapters (Chpt. 4 It All Starts With Your Work, Chpt. 5 Relationship Building and Literary Citizenship, Chpt. 6 Networking with the Powerful or Influential, Chpt. 7 Your Online Foundation: Website, Email, and Social Media). Costumes are a question of how and for what you want to be noticed, and perhaps, like a brand unidentified, an excuse to be what you don’t think you can claim, at least not yet. In L
Does my guipil still fit?
What happened last week? Hispanic Heritage Month ended What happened yesterday? I roamed the aisles of the newly opened Santa Maria grocery. I stared longingly at bags of Blanca Nieves detergent and individually wrapped packages of Chikys . "Did you speak Spanish while you were there?" my dad asked. "Yes," I replied. I didn't add that for the second time the cashier had answered me in English. What happened? Anything can happen to make me ask the question, "Does my guipil sti
Why You Fail (Forward)
The clock was the hardest aspect of CrossFit for me to accept. Sense of urgency or opportunity, your choice, but there is always a limit....
