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somosescritoras
Oct 154 min read
Day 30: A Letter to My Escritoras, Hermanitas
This letter is inspired by, "Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Writers," composed by Gloria Anzaldúa October 15, 2024...
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somosescritoras
Oct 132 min read
Day 29: Hermelinda Rodriguez y Somos Escritoras
Hermelinda Rodriguez Me gustaría platicarles acerca de mi experiencia, tuve la fortuna de estudiar en una escuela fundada por la primera...
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somosescritoras
Oct 133 min read
Day 30: Latina Luminaries
Yo como chica latina inmigrante al llegar a los Estados Unidos para mi fue dificil al comienzo, pero yo sigo dando mi mejor esfuerzo, al...
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somosescritoras
Oct 114 min read
Day 27: Meditations on a Misty Morning
Excerpt form the FOREWORD to Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature Ed by Trevor...
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somosescritoras
Oct 93 min read
Day 25: Dear Teen Me
Your hair journey will end beautifully, but it won’t be easy.
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somosescritoras
Oct 82 min read
Day 24: Galletas de Tejana
The ridiculous notion of being told you are 50%. As it leaves you feeling like you’re not enough.
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somosescritoras
Oct 71 min read
Day 23: Ode to My Curls
Each curl is a stress i just wanna feel pretty, not any less
Except each curl is a story I must learn not to worry.
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somosescritoras
Oct 62 min read
Day 22: Power
Sometimes, life will try to take everything away from you. Sometimes,
it’ll feel successful.
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somosescritoras
Oct 42 min read
Day 20: A Letter to My Younger Self
When people question your lack of Spanish rolling off your tongue, and your freckled skin, remember that you are Latina enough.
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somosescritoras
Oct 25 min read
Day 18: Words as weapons…words as seeds
I was surrounded by fellow outlaws, also six years old and in first grade.
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somosescritoras
Oct 13 min read
Day 17: Spanish is My Love Language
My ancestors tongue, flows freely, communally...
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somosescritoras
Sep 303 min read
Day 16: (Ah-Leh-Gree-uh Mo-Neh De-Leh-on)
It's exhausting justifying a world not meant for me.
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somosescritoras
Sep 292 min read
Day 15: I Am
Sometimes the youngest one, sometimes the quietest one.
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somosescritoras
Sep 283 min read
Day 14: My Hands
These hands, my hands, inherited from generations of women who came before me...
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somosescritoras
Sep 273 min read
Day 13: Too much too little
I always feel a little pressured to pick and choose.
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somosescritoras
Sep 262 min read
Day 12: Turning Dreams into Reality
It’s up to us to decide whether to chase our dreams or let them slip away.
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