Blue to the front and green to the back. Nothing but mountain and sky for miles above and below. Sitting in a plastic box, miles above the surface, life stands still. It's just an expanse all around and nothing else matters. I don't feel small or insignificant or afraid. I just feel a part ofContinue reading "To the Top of the World"
Wanderlust: Ireland (Dublin)
Over a year and a half ago I finally got to visit Ireland, a country I'd been dying to see for as long as I can remember. There's always been something about the Emerald Isles that called out to me. Maybe it was the myths and folklore. Maybe it was the haunting Celtic music. MaybeContinue reading "Wanderlust: Ireland (Dublin)"
What I Learned About Writing From Taking a Long Time to Read a Book
I picked up a book in Spain over three years ago because it looked interesting. I thought, "I'm proficient enough in Spanish, and this sounds like a fun action-thriller that will be a breeze." It was not a breeze. I am not proficient in Spanish (though my father said he didn't think it was aContinue reading "What I Learned About Writing From Taking a Long Time to Read a Book"
Halfway ‘Round the World Again
Your land is named after & runs through the halfway point of two hemispheres, which is only fitting, because I myself traverse two sides of multiple worlds. One foot on each side, straddling the line between Latin anf American, queer and not. It only makes sense that the equator runs through my veins. I wasContinue reading "Halfway ‘Round the World Again"
Exile, intensive care by Christina Tudor-Sideri — BURNING HOUSE PRESS
Click the link to read. Beautiful work! I am not from here. I am from somewhere in between push and pull. I am a thrust not yet experienced by what people usually call ‘home’. I am exiled. I am exile. I reside not in my consciousness, but in the lingering smell of last night’s cigarettesContinue reading "Exile, intensive care by Christina Tudor-Sideri — BURNING HOUSE PRESS"
Meagan Reads YA Fantasy: Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova
There are spoilers ahead, so if you plan on reading the book, proceed with caution! Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova Book Cover Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova is the followup to Labyrinth Lost, all part of the Brooklyn Brujas series. This book is told from the perspective of the older sister, Lula Mortiz, after theContinue reading "Meagan Reads YA Fantasy: Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova"
Three poems by Wanda Deglane — BURNING HOUSE PRESS
What a brutal batch of poems. I loved them. "...scream endlessly into their ears in one long, feral sound. because closure isn’t real, but screaming is." Click the link below for more stunning lines like these! August August is second-degree burns / from hands grazing against metal / it is waking from sweat-dripping nightmares /Continue reading "Three poems by Wanda Deglane — BURNING HOUSE PRESS"
Berceuses by Petero Kalulé — BURNING HOUSE PRESS
Click below to see all 3 poems. I'm a fan 🙂 Dementia come to mind cloud come to cloud mind – Marie Ponsot & every now & then, i sit by her feet, on her porch never ever talking. & together, we watch the soughing heavens mutter, str- etching their cotton-silvers in lulls & retortsContinue reading "Berceuses by Petero Kalulé — BURNING HOUSE PRESS"
Hidden Roads
Winding dirt paths that turn into rocky roads lead the way to hidden routes that few tourists find. We make our way through into people's homes, communities, and lives, and this time, we're the colonizers. I like to think we're benevolent though, as we mean no harm and only want to eat their food andContinue reading "Hidden Roads"