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Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring: A Fresh Spin on Christmas Tales
Read more: Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring: A Fresh Spin on Christmas Tales“Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring” is a refreshing take on Christmas tales, filled with suspense, adventure, and valuable life lessons. Set during a frosty Massachusetts winter, it follows the journey of a brave nine-year-old, Isla, who faces her biggest fear – her stepmom. Along the way, Isla and her family learn to let go of long-held…
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Echoes of Despair: A Glimpse into Gaza’s Crisis Through an Outsider’s Eyes
Read more: Echoes of Despair: A Glimpse into Gaza’s Crisis Through an Outsider’s EyesThus Far: An Overview On October 7, 2023, an act of violence broke through our subconscious and enlightened most to see something that has been going on for 75 years. Hamas, a rebellious group from Palestine that has been categorized as a terrorist group by various countries, attacked and killed Israeli civilians attending a concert.…
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The Magic We Inherit: Ancestral Power, Identity, and the Legacy of the Espinals
Read more: The Magic We Inherit: Ancestral Power, Identity, and the Legacy of the EspinalsThere’s a different kind of magic in my stories—one that doesn’t glitter or grant wishes, but reckons. It’s ancestral magic, and for me, it’s deeply personal. As a Dominican who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, I’ve lived inside multiple identities. There’s the girl I was in the Dominican Republic, the version of myself…
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The Cost of Pushing Through: A Lesson in Limits, Love, and the Responsibility of Raising Decent Humans
Read more: The Cost of Pushing Through: A Lesson in Limits, Love, and the Responsibility of Raising Decent HumansYesterday humbled me. It started at 3 AM with thunder, the kind that rattles windows and souls. My big baby, La Lady—our German Shepherd who thinks she’s fearless except when it storms—melted down. And I stayed up with her, because love doesn’t clock out when you’re exhausted. But life doesn’t pause either. I had promised…
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Born in the Cold: How Lockdown and Isolation Birthed The Ordinary Bruja
Read more: Born in the Cold: How Lockdown and Isolation Birthed The Ordinary BrujaThere are stories you write because they’ve been living inside you.And then there are stories that sneak in when the world shuts down and says, Now what? The Ordinary Bruja was the latter.Born not from a place of inspiration—but isolation.From the grief-laced silence of lockdown. From the heavy stillness that filled every room during those…
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Self-Hating Latinos & the Internalized Logic of Borders
Read more: Self-Hating Latinos & the Internalized Logic of BordersThe words we speak reveal the fears we carry. When fellow Latinos say “I did it the legal way” or “they’re not like us,” what’s really happening beneath these statements? This raw, unflinching exploration of internalized anti-immigrant attitudes within Latino communities pulls back the curtain on our community’s most uncomfortable truth: sometimes we become the…
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Becoming Marisol: A Character Study in Hesitation, Heritage, and Healing
Read more: Becoming Marisol: A Character Study in Hesitation, Heritage, and HealingIf you’ve read even a chapter of The Ordinary Bruja, you know Marisol Espinal is not your typical “chosen one.” She isn’t eager. She isn’t confident. She doesn’t wake up one day thrilled to be the next link in a magical bloodline. She wakes up confused.Disconnected.Deeply hesitant.And honestly? Same. Marisol is the young woman who…
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Finding Purpose Under a Full Moon: My Nighttime Read of The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Read more: Finding Purpose Under a Full Moon: My Nighttime Read of The Full Moon Coffee ShopLately, my evenings have been graced by the gentle magic of The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki. This novel isn’t just a story—it’s a soothing balm for the soul, inviting readers into a world where the celestial and the mundane intertwine. A Synopsis of Celestial Comfort Translated from the Japanese bestseller, The Full…
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