Write 2 Heal Abuse Anthology
September 2014
"The story I told myself was that I had every reason to fear myself. And to fear the girl I was."
In consoling a depressed young boy, a woman confronts her own history of depression.
Middle Gray Magazine
July 2014
"Unfortunately, we're not new to scatological frustrations."
A humorous account of not just keeping a mouse out of the house but also keeping two feline huntresses from killing it!
Dark Matter Journal
June 2014
"Red is the color that I see inside my eyes when my father pulls my hair back so hard that I wish he would just take my scalp off."
A mysterious shipment from Spain sets off a dark struggle between a girl and her father.
The Pennsylvania Gazette
January 2014
"I learned to ride a bicycle in 5th grade. I started college at 26. But at 42, I finally experienced something early."
Having spent much of her life late to arrive to life's milestones, an early diagnosis of cancer resituates her perspective.
S/tick
December 2013
"It had been years since I saw blood like that. Brown. Spilling. Pooling. I struggled to get a hold of myself."
A jogger discovers an brutally injured young girl and in helping her must confront her own past.
The Acentos Review
November 2013
"I packed my bag right away. When Mari saw me packing, she started to cry. Hard. She's littler than me. What can you do? But what happened is she let Mami and Papi know."
A young girl and her younger sister try to run away.
The Pennsylvania Gazette
May 2013
"For most people, watching a movie alone tends to be a home-based experience. Why bother going out by oneself? For me, it's a question of why bother even trying at home."
The joy of a night out, alone, at the movies.
John King's Drunken Odyssey
May 2013
"The story I told myself was that I had every reason to fear myself. And to fear the girl I was."
Adriana Lecuona writes about Ursula K. Le Guin's "Those Who Leave Omelas" in relation to her own life experiences.