Compassion for your Writer Self
By Mayra Cuevas Rejoicing in others I deeply rejoice if you are a writer whose full time job is to work on your next book. I am not one of those people. At least not for now. My main frustration...
View ArticleEngland Calling
This weekend I will be traveling to Ulverston in the U.K. for a two week meditation retreat and festival. And since I was going to be in England anyway, I decided to add on a few days to travel to...
View ArticleEngland Calling, Oxford
Still roaming around the UK (see previous post). This time I’ll share some photos from my day in Oxford.
View ArticleA writer’s life happens… my wedding day!
The last two months have been a whirlwind. I got married, went on my honeymoon, finished my manuscript and began querying. Yes, all in the span of eight weeks. Expect a post soon about what it was like...
View ArticleThere are little changes, and there is moving
I can think only of a few situations, other than death, divorce or a major illness, that are more stressful than moving. Moving is the disrupter of lives, making your existence a miserable juggling act...
View ArticleOf Love and Brownies: My Favorite Brownie Recipe
My husband and I recently sold and moved from the house that was our first home as a couple. The last week that we lived in our old home was a stressful time full of boxes and bubble wrap. But it was...
View ArticleA baby? No thanks. I’m saving my womb for the alien apocalypse.
This weekend my husband Chris and I are going to a family reunion. It’s my family. Puerto Rican. Loud. And all over your business. My grandparents are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary and...
View ArticleTo the Afghan woman who died on the street killed by a mob, you are not alone
“I watched a woman die today.” This is what I tell my husband as we are eating pepperoni pizza and watching a recorded episode of Seinfeld – part of our nightly routine. He doesn’t say anything for a...
View ArticleAn afternoon with four awesome YA authors at the Decatur Book Festival
Last weekend, I attended the Decatur Book Festival’s Teen Stage panel “Thicker Than Water.” It was a discussion on the family bonds that make up YA novels. The panelist were authors Una LaMarche (Don’t...
View ArticleA Muslim and a Buddhist’s Quiet Rebellion: A Dessert Recipe Swap
“This is my favorite Almond Harrissa recipe,” Roba said as she handed me the ingredients and baking method printed in neat white paper. I took it smiling and gave her my favorite flan recipe in return....
View ArticleA month-long meditation retreat, the most amazing spiritual experience of my...
How an Enlightenment Skeptic, Found Spiritual Confidence By Mayra Cuevas It wasn’t an overnight decision. In a sense, I had been preparing for this month-long meditation retreat since my first...
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