Hispanic Hertiage Month Hispanic Heritage Month is from September 15 - October 15. There are number of ways to celebrate, but for me, I'm talking about books! Many Hispanic and Latine authors have touched the literary world with their words. Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá: He published Historia de Nuevo México in 1610, an epic poem chronicling the Spanish expedition and settlement of New Mexico led by Juan de Oñate. María Amparo Ruiz de Burton: She is widely considered the first Mexican...

September 2026 August Slipped Away… and Con Season Is Here WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO? “August slipped away into a moment in time.” — Taylor Swift It really seemed like the longest and shortest month at the same time. The boys started school and made it through the entire month without getting sick—a new record! Of course, that streak ended this past week when Garrett brought home a stomach bug. He and Will have been trading it back and forth ever since. So, you know… fun times. I am...

The new year arrived quietly, but the one I’m closing was anything but gentle. It began with my health unraveling in ways I didn’t expect, and then came the loss that split the year cleanly in two, losing my mom. There are no tidy sentences for that kind of grief. It simply exists, heavy and persistent, changing the shape of everything that follows. And as if the personal weight weren’t enough, the world itself felt bruised and unsteady. Every headline seemed louder, darker, harder to look...