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Personal Essay
The Frailty of a Landing: A dangerous time to be airborne
The airplane was one foot off the ground from the Harry Reid International Airport runway when it...
I Have Never Smoked Weed
Okay, Sorta Photo by Roberto Valdivia on Unsplash Yes, I’m Colombian. And when people find out I’m...
Money-Making Seminars Promised Me the American Dream
The stranger made a beeline toward my wife and me through the sea of Christmas shoppers drowning...
How Do I Tell My Friend She is in an Abusive Relationship
Signs to get out of an abusive relationship My friend told me how she was lying in bed with her...
A Crumpled Last Will and Testament
What stands behind picture-perfect parenting “When you die, can I get your PlayStation 4?” I asked...
You Will Never Poop in Peace Again
Congratulations, your toddler can walk. *First published by Scribe: A Medium Publication. I...
A Loogie On Your Face
On Issues of Form, Content and Feedback Fernando Londono was addressing Colombia’s congress when a...
Rolling Into Trauma With My Fuchsia and Magenta Unisex Rollerblades
The castle of little white lies my mom built to protect us Rafa was shot with a BB shotgun by his...
Under the shade of coconut trees
I bought happiness at a farmer's market in Kauai for seven dollars. It only lasted a few minutes —...
Dynamite For Our Old Wounds
A Colombian New Year’s Tradition ‘El año viejo” was a tradition I grew up with in Colombia. A...
Becoming a Feminist in a Masculine World
Where is Waldo’s Tip? “I am not your audience,” my wife snapped. “I don’t think those jokes...
Recent Articles
I Chemically Straightened My Hair Because My Family Was Ashamed
Parenting and the illusion of reprieve Petaluma, CA. May, 2021. Photo by author. “Scientifically handsome” is what most anthropologists might call me. I am not vain because there is no need to be...
That’s My Daughter’s Leg in the Water
The underwater summersaults of parenting Sharing a coconut with my daughter at the Kukui Ula farmer’s market. Poipu, Kauai. I was genuinely grateful I still had time to hit the brakes and not run...
Golden Showers and a Broken Nose
Getting Punched in the Face Because Boys Will Be Monsters, I Mean, Boys Photo by author. “Have you ever been punched in the face?” my friend asked me over shots of Clase Azul tequila at the...