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For a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key

By Kristina Puga December 5, 2017 Stories
For a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key

  Francisco Stork’sĀ youthĀ was so compellingĀ that itĀ makesĀ forĀ a great novel. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1953 to a single mother from a middle class family in Tampico (a city on…

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Author Bob Brody on “Playing Catch with Strangers”

By Kristina Puga September 25, 2017 Stories
Author Bob Brody on “Playing Catch with Strangers”

InĀ ā€œPlaying Catch with Strangers,ā€Ā an essay published in The New York Times in 2015, Bob Brody writes that he played catch with his father only once in his life. ā€œThat summer…

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How writing her life story led a woman to inner healing

By Kristina Puga June 21, 2017 Stories
How writing her life story led a woman to inner healing

Maria Aponte was born and raised an only child in East Harlem, otherwise known as ā€œEl Barrio,ā€ in New York City, to Puerto Rican parents. Because she lost her mother…

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Civil rights era poet shares how he aims to create civility in today’s society

By Kristina Puga February 27, 2017 Stories
Civil rights era poet shares how he aims to create civility in today’s society

Eugene Ethelbert Miller, who goes by his middle name, ā€œEthelbert,ā€ is a writer and literary activist who says he’s never been busier than at 66. Originally from the Bronx, NY,…

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Award-winning author celebrates 60 and how writing saved her from her emotions

By Kristina Puga December 24, 2014 Stories
Award-winning author celebrates 60 and how writing saved her from her emotions

On a typical day, Sandra Cisneros likes to wake up gently, without an alarm clock, around 9:30am. She stays in her pajamas until 1pm, and then starts writing on her…

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