Uncle Monarch and the Day of the Dead
Books, Life, Picture Books
Uncle Monarch and the Day of the Dead
By Judy Goldman • Illustrated by René King Moreno
Boyds Mill Press • 2008 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($16.95)
ISBN 978-1-59078-425-9
Ages 7-9
Every year, Lupita and her aging Uncle Urbano wait…
LATISM12: An Empowering Social Media Experience
Life, Opinions
It’s really hard, if not impossible, to do a recap of a social media conference without feeling that you were unfair to someone by omission. But then, when attending a social media conference, I always leave with the feeling that I didn’t…
Wallowing & Movin’ On: Break Up Songs to Get You Through
Entertainment, Life
Break ups and broken hearts are a sad fact of life and although few experiences are as crippling as a broken heart, time does heal all wounds. Making it through to the other side a little stronger and a lot wiser is an empowering rite of passage…
How Do Singles Celebrate Halloween?
Life, Love & RelationshipsKids love Halloween for the candy and spooky costumes but adults (especially singles) love it because it’s a night to indulge in sexy, thrilling, taboo fantasies. There’s a reason we always see so many Sexy Nurses and normally macho men…
Hurricane Sandy: A Mother in the Eye of the Storm
Life, Opinions
I know about hurricanes. In 2004 I moved to the U.S. and landed in Miami one day ahead of Hurricane Jeanne. The same summer, my now ex-husband had relocated before the rest of the family, one day ahead of Hurricane Ivan. That was shortly after…
7 Questions for Adriana Páramo: Author of 'Looking for Esperanza'
Life, Power Latina News
Colombian author and mother Adriana Páramo’s brother and father left her family when she was seven, so she grew up in a household of women: her mother, four sisters and aunts. Her powerful new book, Looking for Esperanza, is also about…
A Dad Confronts Separation Anxiety
Life, Papiverse
For the past couple of weeks, in the back seat of my truck lie two small blocks of packing foam—trash by all appearances, except to me.
As I loaded my truck a couple of weeks ago bound for a new chapter in my life, I worried aloud to…
Why Modern Men Feel Insecure Around Women
Life, Love & Relationships
UPDATED: August 1st, 2016
Women are more self-reliant than ever before. It’s hard to imagine a time when we were often referred to as the “weaker sex”. We are better described as being strong, self-made and self-sufficient. But…
3 Latina Mothers Who Turned Heartbreak into a Life Mission
Life, Power Latina News
Being a mother is hard under the best of circumstances, but there are some women who are handed an unthinkable fate: the loss of a child. Instead of retreating from the world and drowning in their grief, there are mothers who have managed…