2/2 in these StorySlams so far! The theme of the night was Snooping. I told a story about my dad by us diaries only to read our entries and punish us for them.
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Q.E.D Astoria: How Was It?
Stopped by QED Astoria for a biweekly storytelling event they host. Shared a story from high school about my friends and I being idiots.
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NYT Metropolitan Diary: New Soles
There are job interviews that go poorly, and this there’s the disaster that I about in the piece below. NYT Metropolitan Diary
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The Moth NYC StorySLAM 2/26/24
Pulled up to the Cutting Room for one of the Moth’s StorySLAMs in NYC. The theme of the night was Deadlines and I told a story about our race against the clock for the birth of our second daughter. WE WON!! Stay tuned for details on the GrandSLAM.
Read moreDominicana Libro & Culture Festival 2023
Testing out some new material at the open mic hosted DWA, Lehman College
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Huellas Live Reading
Live reading of This is Where We Live Now at Terraza 7
Read moreBreathing In Spanish: El Cuentista
Sat down for a chat with Marlena Maduro Baraf as part of her Soy/Somos collection where she chats with Latinos in the US and other Americans with their feet planted in two or more cultures. Check out the interview here. Be sure to subscribe to her Substack for more compelling stories and interviews.
Read moreNYT Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Had to Leave the Bank’
This week we were featured in NYT’s Tiny Love Stories! I am so excited to share a portion of our story. Click the link below and check out the story. Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories
Read moreDWA Bilingual Open Mic
Reading ¡Como los Chivos Sin Ley! at Alianza Dominicana
Read moreAcentos Review – Double Feature
Below are passages from two separate stories, featured in the quarterly journal Acentos Review. One of them is a piece about my grandmother, originally intended for Dominican Mother’s Day. A few lasting memories of who she was and what she meant to our family. The other is an excerpt from a collection of short stories…
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