Embracing the Inner Jíbara

Novelist, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur & Boricua Chola
JUNE 4, 2009 10:17PM

Support Your Local Public Library

I was seven years old when my abuela took me to the library to get my first card. Every week after, I returned to visit new worlds that were beyond my imagination. Transported from my working-class neighborhood to other countries,...
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JUNE 4, 2009 10:17PM

Support Your Local Public Library

I was seven years old when my abuela took me to the library to get my first card.  Every week after,  I returned to visit new worlds that were beyond my imagination.  Transported from my working-class neighborhood to other countries, lives and possibilities.  I learned that the po

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MAY 21, 2009 1:23AM

Inspire Your Muse: Create a Word Portrait of Yourself

Currently, I'm working on a creative non-fiction memoir. I'll be working on this piece at VONA this summer in San Francisco. I'm excited about being accepted to VONA and I'm looking forward to the structure and support this space will...
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MAY 21, 2009 1:23AM

Inspire Your Muse: Create a Word Portrait of Yourself

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MAY 16, 2009 8:40AM

Are you the next Queen on the Mic?

Sofia, my business partner and all around homegirl and I decided to apply to the Massify/Killer Films Concept (www.massify.com) contest where they will choose one short film project to produce. Of course, we were made aware of this competition at...
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APRIL 16, 2009 12:00PM

This is Your Nation on White Privilege

Last week, I was on the road from Maine to Boston with RACISM on the membrane. Often times, living in New York I can go weeks without dealing with white people. And the white people in my life, well, they...
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MARCH 18, 2009 10:46AM

Join www.us-puertoricans.org, an online community dedicated to the Puerto Rican Diaspora!

Just posting something about an amazing website created by Iris Morales about Puerto Rican History on the island and in the United States. This is an incredible resource for anyone wanting to learn about our REAL history. Check out the...
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MARCH 18, 2009 10:46AM

Join www.us-puertoricans.org, an online community dedicated to the Puerto Rican Diaspora!

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MARCH 17, 2009 1:25AM

Melancholy for San Francisco

I decided to start the Creative Everyday Challenge by Leah Piken Kolidas.  I was yearning to explore other forms of creativity beyond wearing my writers hat. Perhaps that is why I also love being a film director as it allows me to use my visual sensibilities. Given that I'm not a/… Read full post »

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MARCH 12, 2009 5:54PM

Sister Outsider to Teach Online Writing and Filmmaking Classes this summer!

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DECEMBER 11, 2008 8:29PM

In Mexico Beyond Gay or Straight

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By MARC LACEY

Published: December 6, 2008

Mexico City — Mexico can be intolerant of homosexuality; it can also be quite liberal. Gay-bashing incidents are not uncommon in the countryside,… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 11, 2008 4:29PM

Ten Steps to Creative Success, Holistically!

Five years ago, I quit my fulltime job and never looked back.  Never having to punching a 9 to 5 clock is something I'll never miss.  However, being an independently employed artist is never easy, and often times I've found myself working WAY beyond the 40 hour work week.  During these… Read full post »

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AUGUST 16, 2008 8:37AM

To Botox or get a job!

After an amazing day working with Lillian Jimenez, (the current Executive Director of Chica Luna Productions and a film director/producer of a documentary entitled "Antonia Pantoja: Presente!)  I say to myself, "Elisha it's Friday, treat yourself to a pedicure."  

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MARCH 27, 2008 12:52PM

Who is Elisha Miranda?

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