BOXING IN A STORM: #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by an abusive mother, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage during a deadly storm or lose everything #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit

BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16 y/o Yaya raised on domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving her abuela, who finds boxing to cope. But will her inner storm & a deadly hurricane destroy all she loves #OWNVOICES #LATINE #POC #DVpit

BOXING IN A STORM a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage & a Miami hurricane or lose everything? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit

BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16y/o Yaya betrayed by her BFF & living w/ domestic violence, who finds boxing to cope. But when her rage & a deadly hurricane collide, can she forgive & survive the storm? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVPit

ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE (60K-word #MG novel) ignites into a flammable school drama when 12 y/o Cuban Yanelís a.k.a. Jo, is forced to battle toxic masculinity after sexual harassment incidents erupt in her Miami middle school. RUNNING x DRESS CODED #OWNVOICES #foundfamily #frenemies #Latine #DVpit

BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45K-word #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyrical style. After a betrayal and a loss, 16 y/o Yaya battles anger, domestic violence & grief in the ring. But will the storm inside her & a deadly Miami hurricane destroy all she cares for? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVPit

BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16 y/o Yaya raised on domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving her abuela, who finds boxing to cope. But will her inner storm & a deadly hurricane destroy all she loves #OWNVOICES #LATINE #POC #DVpit

ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE is a #MG #CON 60K-word novel that ignites when middle school drama turns into something bigger as Cuban 12 y/o Jo faces off to toxic masculinity & exposes harassment often ignored at her Miami middle school w/ the help of her new crew #LATINE #FOUNDFAMILY #FRIENEMIES #DVpit

BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16 y/o Yaya, scarred by domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. Will Yaya survive her inner rage and a Miami hurricane or lose everything? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit

I wanna share a 5-liner I workshop'd for fun recently & send it into the #poetry ether for our #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetryislife & if you're a poet, jump in cus i'd love to read yours too!

Honored to be included in @ARTE LATINO NOW 2024 exhibition thanks to the work of Arte Latino Now at Queens University of Charlotte & the AMAZING Michele Shaul so #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrylatin let's support all the #latinos #latinoamerica artists showcased by visiting:

A big THANKS to the team at Howard University's The Amistad for honoring my poetry in their esteemed journal alongside some many amazing #poets #poetsandwriters ~ I'm still pinching myself 📚please visit at: theamistad.com/load here's a sneak peak. . .

Thanks again @David W. Berner—@WriterWBerner—Writer for the honor to be part of this @whisperedwordspoetry chapbook. now available on Amazon!

A big thanks to @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...

a little splash of #poetry 🌿🍃 as the #fall season begins & we face the death of winter to facilitate the rebirth that follows:

a little reminder about a HUGE truth... (& a thank you to Markus Spiske photography from Unsplash)

As another school year is underway - I wanna remind the world:

I'm grateful for another honor & something I never thought would happen - ME? a 2025 nominee for "Best of the Net" short story! WHAAATTT! so THANK YOU @oyedrum.bsky.social THANK YOU! & check out the link below to read from all the nominees:

I am beyond honored! THANK YOU THANK YOU y MIL GRACIAS to @purpleinkpress.bsky.social & and awesome Yael Valencia Aldana ... CONGRATS to all the nominees 🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you to the editors of @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...

#poem #poetry because words have power:

#poem #poetry because words have power:

another poem inspired by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social :

Inspired today by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social to share an old poem about how certain things & people give us OXYGEN when we need it the most:

#Hawaii #StreetArt

I love my childish things 💜