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The Dead Boy of Ashford Avenue

Mami was downstairs, in La Fortaleza’s formal dining room, having dinner with Abuelo Beto and his guests. After Abuela Cita passed away, we spent more time in La Fortaleza and often stayed overnight. The bedrooms of the mansion were old, windowless, and dark. They were furnished with antique beds, chairs, and chests of drawers. Ceiling…

January 17, 2025
Ghosts of the Alhambra

Chapter 6 of my unpublished novel Supernova: The Story of a Puerto Rican Divorce (“Ghosts of the Alhambra”), where Noti learns that privilege is temporary, but shame is everlasting.

January 7, 2025
Divorce’s Carnelian Anniversary

500 words on divorce and the 2024 election.

November 25, 2024
Analysis of a Racist Joke

500 words on Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist joke about Puerto Rico during the Trump campaign event at Madison Square Garden.

October 30, 2024
La reina de belleza

500 words in Spanish about beauty queens in Puerto Rico

October 27, 2024
Art Brings Us Together

500 words on the power of art to bring us together

September 16, 2024
El reino interior

500 palabras sobre la importancia de nuestra propia casa y nuestro propio reino interior.

August 30, 2024
Biden y el Mago de Oz

Hace dos semanas vi el debate entre el Presidente Joe Biden y el ex-Presidente Donald Trump, y me quedé impresionado. Antes del debate, me lo imaginaba como una pelea entre dos viejos robots Rock Em Sock Em. Dos contrincantes, uno rojo y el otro azul, tirándose puños verbales, hasta que un upper cut conectara con…

July 11, 2024
Why the Way We Protest Matters

About student protests at Amherst College during Reunion week

June 4, 2024
The Silent Student Majority

About student protests at Vanderbilt in particular and at universities and colleges in general.

April 10, 2024