You burst into my life, all sticky fingers and demanding cry. I was not ready for you. When you were small, my day was a triumph if I managed to sneak in a shower while you slept – so [...]
My kids go to my ex-husband’s home country with him for three weeks every summer. They left this morning. I want to say I’m an old pro at saying goodbye to them. And I am. But [...]
Here is some ridiculous video of me running into a wall, all in the spirit of avoiding my dreaded final edit. Okay, okay, and also enjoying my son’s birthday party. Check me out sporting a [...]
Gearing up my little guy for a trip abroad with dad, we happened to walk past the deodorant aisle in a big retailer. “You need deodorant,” I said. Vvvzzzp… I detoured the cart. [...]
Inspired by the Carlos Danger Name Generator, I figured I’d do a quick post about the most fun ways to waste time online. Link to the Carlos Danger Name Generator also included. [...]
On behalf of Latinos, let me send this message to Anthony Weiner: step off our names. Of all the undignified handles this pathetic little man could have come up with, why one with the name [...]
Twelve years ago today, right around this time, my youngest was a couple of hours old. (Born at 8:12 a.m., always a morning person, just like his father and so unlike his mother). The bustle of [...]
If there was ever a poster couple for a bitter divorce, it was my ex-husband and I. We are both from traditional cultures, where marriage is understood to be forever. We did not have a good [...]
I was not thrilled to read the headline, Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’ People are already injecting emotion into this case enough without the leader of the free world [...]
This week in New York, the only accepted greeting has been, “It’s disgusting out there.” A statement of the obvious on a par with, “That sky sure is blue,” and [...]
I am notoriously bad at endings. I am all creative flash at the beginning of things, then progressively less useful as the process wears on. Call it not being a detail person, self [...]
Although I’ve lived in the U.S. all but 2 of my many years on the planet, I still think of myself as an outsider. I always marvel at the things “Americans” do and make up stories about what it [...]
I have always believed that it’s important to be an independent thinker and not follow a “party line” when it comes to opinions on current events. That said, it’s comfortable to have a tribe. [...]
She got all dressed up for the occasion in a pink dress and the daintiest earrings I’d ever seen her wear. She looked heartbreakingly grown up. At 13, she could easily pass for 17 in that [...]
The commercial begins with a man asking another man, “Who do you think is healthier, you or your car?” The askee, tall, strapping, seemingly in great health says, “Probably my car.” The answer [...]
I love the 4th of July. Growing up as an undocumented immigrant, I had a conflicted relationship with it. On the one hand, I loved everything about it – the flags, the red, white and blue on [...]
Maybe it was the zombies. Or maybe it was the 10-page letter from my editor about how great my book is, now could I make these hundreds of changes. Or maybe it was the sporadically recurring [...]
Holy smokes, this makes it feel SOOO real! The Secret Side of Empty is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Click here to check it out. Funny story about how I found out. I was Googling [...]
Wrapping up the first week of my blog tour and enjoying the great new bloggers and new Facebook “Like-ers.” Thanks for stopping by! Today, The Secret Side of Empty is spotlighted in [...]
Here’s an interview with me on Much-Loved Books. Love that blog title – I hope one day that’s what people will call The Secret Side of Empty! Click here to read the interview [...]
Today’s blog tour stop finds Hispanic little me reviewed at the Irish-est blog I’ve ever seen, Celtic Lady’s Reviews. (The right hand column of the blog begins, “Because [...]
Today’s “stop” on the blog tour is at Confessions of an Inner Aspen. I just love the concept of an “inner” self, a secret self which we don’t reveal to the [...]
I had a great birthday celebration. It’s not quite over, since I have lunch with my fabulous agent tomorrow and a happy hour with some of my coolest peeps this coming Tuesday night. [...]
Today, The Secret Side of Empty gets spotlighted in Click here to read on Reese’s Reviews. Also: five things about Secret Side that might surprise you! Read it here at Bex-n-Books. Come [...]
Here’s a guest post I did about one of my big influences (in life and in writing). Click here to read it on Take Me Away – a book blog. Also, on today’s second stop, I write [...]
I have always had a thing for Superman. I remember going to see the original Christopher Reeve movie when I was 8 years old and being enthralled. I mean, tights, people. And truth, justice and [...]
I wanted to start my blog tour today, on my birthday. I am one of the few grown-ups I know who still takes delight in her birthday as if I’m turning 5 instead of my actual age. Balloons [...]
Last week, a Cheerios ad with a biracial family made some waves due to the racist comments it elicited on YouTube. It reminded us that race and different cultural backgrounds are still [...]
June 2, 2013 – The New York Daily News, probably one of the first newspapers I ever read, did a piece on me and the story behind The Secret Side of Empty. Pretty cool! Read it here: New [...]
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