Johanny Ortega | Have A Cup Of Johanny LLC

The Ordinary Bruja

For fans of Mexican Gothic and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, The Ordinary Bruja is a psychological horror and magical realism novel about grief, ancestral secrets, Dominican brujería, and one woman’s fight to reclaim the magic her family tried to bury.

When strange messages appear in mirrors, and the scent of cigar smoke follows her through her small Ohio hometown, Marisol Espinal must confront the ghosts of her past, the truth about her mother’s death, and the family curse waiting for her on Hallowthorn Hill.

Her family buried the magic. Now it wants out.

For Bookstores & Libraries

Bring The Ordinary Bruja to Your Shelves

Independent bookstores, libraries, educators, and book clubs can request access to the wholesale catalog

Dear Quarantine Diary: Day 19


Cleaning is soothing

Lento on his favorite chair—my keyboard. Photo cred: me

Today my cat ran away when I was putting the dogs out to potty. I think he smelled the neighborhood cats that come around my front door and turn on the front porch light. I fed them before so they come back. Lento, my cat, took off as soon as I opened the door. It was dark still, he has black fur, and is low to the ground. If they are not paying attention—and who is that early—I’m afraid a driver could run him over.

Little to say it was 5:30 a.m and my heart was raised as if I ran a marathon. This must be a sign that I won’t need to work out today. I calmed down enough to write 744 words on my YA maybe titled-maybe not titled novel and post the update on NaNoWriMo. Yay me!

I watched Ghost and Footloose. Still like them.

Whoopi Goldberg in that famous scene. A scene from Ghost. Meme from imgflip.com

I scroll through social media and find the posts from people who don’t like to be home, complaining about it, hilarious! The longer the quarantine goes, the funnier their posts get. I particularly like the one with the dog complaining about how hard it is to train humans to stay home. Isn’t that the truth?

Staying home doesn’t bother me, but then again I haven’t run out of things to do.

My house is spotless now. I sew some masks and then I think I’m going to go through my closet and separate that which does not bring me joy because I’ve put on a few pounds.

As long as I still have a book to write and procrastinate on and a master’s to complete and procrastinate on, I’ll be busy. Let’s face it, the quarantine won’t be that long. Or will it?

PS: I’m still thinking about working out, but I have gotten into this terrible habit of taking Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off.


Discover more from Johanny Ortega | Have A Cup Of Johanny LLC

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Leave a Reply


Select Wishlist

0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyReturn to Shop

    Discover more from Bipoc Books | Have A Cup Of Johanny

    Continue Reading