Maternity Leave and Writing
Living life on my son’s terms is challenging, physically and mentally. I’m working on cultivating a mindset that focuses on the long game.
2021: Striving During a Year of Hybrid Living
In 2021, I had some big wins and I want to honor them, myself, and my community.
Big News! LitUp by Reese’s Book Club
I am profoundly excited to have been selected as one of six writers for the LitUp Fellowship, a program for unpublished, underrepresented women storytellers. I am immensely grateful to Reese’s …
Why Does Writing Bilingually Matter to Me?
Writing bilingually didn’t interest me until I understood its power.
My Go-To Pandemic Pizza Recipe
The shelves in my mind have always been crowded, and during the pandemic, they seem to have even less room. Despite sleeping eight, nine hours some nights, I can’t muster …
Women Unsilenced in Sabrina & Corina
Although this collection did not offer commonplace happy endings, it gave me hope.
Contamination of the Self in Mexican Gothic and Annihilation
Annihilation, the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, is a fascinating comparison point for Mexican Gothic. Both books traffic in many of the same gothic motifs while approaching horror from different angles.
Revisiting Salvage the Bones During the Pandemic
Bois Sauvage remains a savage, beautiful place, where life and death move side-by-side.
Drinking “Monkey Tail” During the Holidays
Much as Americans enjoy eggnog in the winter, Chileans have a milky, alcoholic drink for the holidays: cola de mono (literally “monkey tail”). You’ll often hear it shortened to colemono. …
Through Another’s Eyes in Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
I was really blown away by how totally the author dives into the mind of an Iraqi-American while also using the structure of the novel to expose her privilege and the limitations she has as an observer.