Tell the Story
This has turned into a tricky post of “yes, buts,” “no, ands,” and “well, maybes.” You may remember that I committed to NaNoWriMo. A few days ago I realized that not only was I not going to finish 50,000 words, I wasn’t going to come close. I had to admit that I can’t do “everything,” […]
read moreI’ve been thinking about the Girl Effect since Tara Sophia Mohr put out the call on Twitter for blog posts earlier this week. I’ve lent money to women through Kiva and other microlenders, committed to the belief that women’s self-esteem, safety, education, and business success are the keys to nearly all global ills. But I […]
read moreDates are very important. They give us a sense in time, excuses to look for in advance and moments to remember. I celebrate almost everything: December the 24th –and not the 25th– Christmas with family, gifts and friends; December 31st, New Years Eve, with champagne and hopes for the best to come; the Fourth Thursday […]
read moreLincoln Road is crowded this temperate Saturday evening with sunburned, fleshy tourists, cigarette-smoking, bony beauties, muffin-topped teens, movie-bound families, stylish dogs and strollered children. The pedestrian open-air mall now rents to the expected names, GAP, Williams-Sonoma, Macy’s, (it is a mall, after all) but is anchored by an architectural adventure in the form of a parking […]
read moreLast night Books & Books, an independent bookstore in Coral Gables, hosted the annual FIU MFA Alumni reading. I read from my memoir-in-progress, currently titled “Secret Stories: A Memoir of Domestic Violence.” The background is that Lee and I were married for eight years. Separated in April of 2007. Divorced in September 2007. He crashed […]
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For years I kept secrets in silence. Then, once upon a time, I spoke and wrote them to a handful of people and began to blog anonymously. Today I tell my stories face-to-face, online, and in a memoir coming soon. Telling our stories leads to freedom, empowerment, and growth, for both the teller and the told. Is today your once upon a time, your time to tell your story?
