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A HUGE thank you to Jazzlyn for inviting me to be on her Alchemical Voices Podcast. We talked about reuniting with my birth family, identity confusion, exploring my culture, and the healing power of storytelling. Search for 'Alchemical Voices' wherever you listen to #podcasts.
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A thread 🧵on the national blockades in Panama, a neoliberal haven with one of the biggest inequality gaps in the world. The people are rejecting colonization, neoliberalism, and corruption while blocking capitalist ops against the biggest regional elites. #PanamaProtesta2022
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Over the past month, I queried three literary agents and took the most significant break from the book since I started the project in January 2016. ndrc.co/NLUQXB #Newsletter
Something interesting happened a few months ago when I sat down to work on my book. After years of struggling, I felt like a "writer." ndrc.co/zd40oH #BeyondTheBook
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In my case, it was the years of study that I put into learning story structure and narrative theory that led me to a shift in identity. That work, while technically challenging, made me realize that writing, especially storytelling, is more than spelling and grammar.
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While I will never be good at those aspects of writing, thanks to apps like Grammarly, assistive technology, and great editors, I don’t have to be. And for someone like me, who always struggled to share what was going on in his head, that sense of empowerment is incredible.
Looking forward to seeing what comes of this!
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Even after taking most of June to recover from an absolutely crazy spring, I still managed to make significant progress on my book. - ndrc.co/KtdN1r #Newsletter
What a beautiful night. Thank you @KaliMaFaja @reynagrande @CleyvisNatera @Writer1949 @acruzwriter And thanks to everyone that came to listen!
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Finished @caroderobertis incredible book Perla yesterday. As someone who was forcibly separated from his birth family and who has family members who were disappeared this book really hit home. a.co/d/aFXznP3
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While I want to share more of my thoughts, I'm still processing. For now, all I will say is @caroderobertis thank you for writing this, I'm so glad a story like this exists. You eloquently captured the difficult reality of this life experience. 🙏🏽
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After a couple of months off from writing, I'm happy to report that in early June, I resumed work on the book and that I’ve already made a substantial amount of progress - zpr.io/MSMCgkzuVh3x
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Chapter 2 of Transplanted in today’s @HoustonChron. @b3_cc4 , @ccrixell819 & @fotojaz did such a great job on the print version. bit.ly/3h56trj
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