I want to write. I want to start filming shorts. I need to start. All week, I have been thinking itching to have free time to get some writing in. Some deep and thoughtful writing. The week after Halloween always is bitter-sweet for me. I had a fantastic spooky season but now it's over. I…
#207 Ding Dong Ditch: A Haunted School
I’ve been feeling inspired lately. It might be the one rainy day in Los Angeles or the spooky season. Maybe it's that my workplace seems even more spooky with the yellow and red leaves flowing with the wind all over the playground and little children playing. As a substitute teacher, I move around a lot…
#204 a true scary story
In honor of the spooky season, I want to share with you a truly scary story. I am the youngest of six siblings. I have four brothers and one sister. Since I was a little girl, I was intrigued by scary stories, especially true stories. As a teacher, I’ve noticed that children have this attraction…
#201 spoken word poetry
***I spent my days last week listening to spoken word poetry by Rupi Kaur. To my surprise, I was gifted her new book later in the week. Strange right? (Thank you Joanna). Synchronizing is what my therapist calls it. Enjoy this random spoken word poem. Kind of want to do an open mic night soon…
#199 sing us a song piano girl 🎹
When I was a little girl I told my mommy and daddy I really want to learn how to play the piano. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the money. One day my mama and I walked to SavOn, which is now CVS on Sepulveda Blvd. I can’t remember why we were there probably need to pick…
#184 confidence
"What are we without faith?" "To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders" - Lao Tzu There was no inspiration to write this week. I felt numb, lost, and silent, yet loud at the same time. There were a lot of emotions running through me this past week. Mostly, I felt nothing. I…
#183 An Eid Memory
I want to pray for the people of Palestine and Israel. I pray for peace on both sides. I pray that all of humanity starts looking at all the similarities they have with one another than their differences. Only then can we be more compassionate and accepting. I wrote three different blogs for this week…
#178 Disappointment
For me, one of the biggest struggles of being an artist is the pressure I put on myself to be creative. https://anchor.fm/frshta/episodes/178-Disappointment-eucae9 I like to write, I like to paint, I like to draw, I like to create films, I like to play the piano and just be a creative person in general. I’m not…
#173 “my daughter is as strong as a man,”
It is national women's month in March. In the classroom that I co-teach in, I started going over what Women’s month means and why. We watched a couple of videos and then we picked a Nearpod assignment. Nearpod is premade lessons by LAUSD and other teachers that are accessible to all educators. We scrolled through…
#163 Inktober 5: Blade
I am trying my best to keep up with these inktober prompts but life is busy. Bare with me. I was thinking of skipping some prompts but that seemed like cheating. I am on day five of inktober, blade. What the hell can I do with that word? It is such a boring word. I…
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