Family members, especially grandparents are a valuable source of inspiration. I grew up listening to my maternal grandmother's stories about her life, about my mother and what it was like to live in the Dominican Republic during a dictatorship. This memoir is a conversation I had with her not long after I returned from traveling to Puerto Rico and Mexico.
As night invades and a storm rises to pummel the city Artaqifa's life will start to change. Given the chance to lead a group away from the city she finds herself in the midst of a battle.
Life isn't sweet, but it doesn't have to be completely bitter. It is what we make of it and these poems and stories try to portray just that.That is why I have titled this book Dulces de Coco or Coconut Candies. This is a combination of the stories and poems that I have written. Many of the pieces in this book are inspired by my childhood, the stories my relatives have told me and my culture.
This is from a dream I had and I'm writing this before the pro-log first for a specific reason, if you read it you'll understand. I was back right where I started. In that god forsaken place. I don't remember how or why though. And where is Andy? My beautiful companion, who helped me through it all? I can't find him. All I remember is him, and waking up here with a note saying "Get Xeno, get out and come to the blue mountains." The blue mountains of Beraidia are across the country, so
A familyman is pitted against an international CEO of mayhem as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Chealsa is in love with two guys. One is her best friend named Brain the other is her boyfriend of three years, Matthew.
Zara Hurst is a detective, the hottest, the cleverest and most adventurous. When she gets a chance to hunt down the dangerous, notourious terroist Blaise Tyler, she's ready for anything, except Love. As the mystery unravels it turns out her passionate, charming and inrigueing Blaise is innocent! But then who is the Terroist mastermind behind the scences? Find out in this gripping, blood spurting, novel of Criminal love.
Family members, especially grandparents are a valuable source of inspiration. I grew up listening to my maternal grandmother's stories about her life, about my mother and what it was like to live in the Dominican Republic during a dictatorship. This memoir is a conversation I had with her not long after I returned from traveling to Puerto Rico and Mexico.
As night invades and a storm rises to pummel the city Artaqifa's life will start to change. Given the chance to lead a group away from the city she finds herself in the midst of a battle.
Life isn't sweet, but it doesn't have to be completely bitter. It is what we make of it and these poems and stories try to portray just that.That is why I have titled this book Dulces de Coco or Coconut Candies. This is a combination of the stories and poems that I have written. Many of the pieces in this book are inspired by my childhood, the stories my relatives have told me and my culture.
This is from a dream I had and I'm writing this before the pro-log first for a specific reason, if you read it you'll understand. I was back right where I started. In that god forsaken place. I don't remember how or why though. And where is Andy? My beautiful companion, who helped me through it all? I can't find him. All I remember is him, and waking up here with a note saying "Get Xeno, get out and come to the blue mountains." The blue mountains of Beraidia are across the country, so
A familyman is pitted against an international CEO of mayhem as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Chealsa is in love with two guys. One is her best friend named Brain the other is her boyfriend of three years, Matthew.
Zara Hurst is a detective, the hottest, the cleverest and most adventurous. When she gets a chance to hunt down the dangerous, notourious terroist Blaise Tyler, she's ready for anything, except Love. As the mystery unravels it turns out her passionate, charming and inrigueing Blaise is innocent! But then who is the Terroist mastermind behind the scences? Find out in this gripping, blood spurting, novel of Criminal love.