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For those of you who need editing help—this is for you! It’s been weeks since I’ve written something on this blog. Between being overwhelmed by what’s happening at home and abroad with the health and humanitarian crisis and focusing on … Continue reading →

Recommendation for Writers and Students As a writer, I consider myself mostly proficient with grammar and punctuation, but I still question myself on occasion, or I just can’t remember–like a permanent brain blip, e.g. lie vs. lay. I’ve used this … Continue reading →

I have been reading, with great interest, the heated controversy about Jeanine Cummins’ new book, American Dirt. While I have not read the book myself, I’ve read enough from proponents and critics of the book, that I believe I understand … Continue reading →

The excerpt below from the Refusing to Forget non-profit organization highlights a little known period of racial terror in US history perpetrated by ordinary citizens and law enforcement against Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. Their revealing, award-winning work provides the historical backdrop for … Continue reading →

Ran into this article by Kristina Puga on the CBS News Latino website. For those who aren’t familiar with Día de los Muertos or who think it’s Mexican Halloween, you might want to read it. There seems to be a … Continue reading →