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Jan 9, 20208 min read

An Invisible War

You never think it’s going to be you until it is. And then it is...

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Sep 5, 20198 min read

No More Wandering

The person I am today is not even close to the person I was 20 years ago, and I’m proud of that...

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Jul 31, 20198 min read

Up Hill

My family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...

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Jul 10, 20198 min read

It’s All in the Numbers

I was the son of a working mom from the Midwest and a devoted dad that had immigrated to the US from Mexico at an early age...

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Mar 8, 20195 min read

In the Light

When I was growing up, the world of the LGBT community was almost strictly for homosexuals, and the idea of being transgender was taboo...

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Feb 8, 20197 min read

It Was Just Us

Do you ever reflect on a decision you made and realize it unknowingly changed the direction of your entire life? 1950 was that year...

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Dec 8, 20187 min read

Tilling a New Path

My mother took the highway and never looked back, not even at me! My father was left to care for me alone and since he lacked childcare...

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Nov 6, 20187 min read

The Promise to Myself

When people look at me, they see a happy woman, slow to take and quick to give. What they don’t know is the harsh truth under this smile...

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Aug 28, 20186 min read

A Spirit of Survival

I learned what it meant to survive at a young age. I waited patiently for my father to escape death, and from then on, I was determined...

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Mar 2, 20185 min read

Direction Will Find You

My life was never perfect. I went through some obstacles that would normally scar a child. I experienced losses in my family that pushed...

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