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The Friday Fiesta: A Greek Editor, A Mohawk Fighter and More

As a fiction author I love to weave  unique cultural gems into the plot. Most of the time I draw on my own world travels and experiences living in Mexico GO → The post The Friday Fiesta: A Greek...

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Crafting a Christmas at the Mercado

This is the year my Christmas won’t be Made in China. Instead of the usual commercial shiny things we all know and love, I’m aiming for a simpler reminder of GO → The post Crafting a Christmas at the...

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A Nicaragua Christmas: Shopping at Mama Delfina’s

Managua, Nicaragua, is full of surprises including the beautiful art and antique store, Mama Delfina’s.  Housed in a large white Spanish colonial building with an open courtyard and beautiful old GO →...

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A Nicaragua Christmas: Nativities at Mama Delfina’s

For me, Christmas is still Christmas.  It is a celebration of the birth of Christ and my home would not be ready for the holiday without a nativity scene. Luckily, Mama GO → The post A Nicaragua...

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A Nicaragua Christmas: The Treasures of Alter Eco

Advertising in Managua, Nicaragua, can be hit-or-miss so I wasn’t quite sure what I’d find when I walked into Alter Eco, which bills itself as an alianza hecho a mano. GO → The post A Nicaragua...

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Announcing the Global Good News Movement

I’m tired of bad news. Sure, the news out of Mexico gives me an unending stream of inspiration for the Emilia Cruz series but it would be nice if current GO → The post Announcing the Global Good News...

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3 Book Discovery Guides to Pinterest, Goodreads, and Reviews

I recently wrote a how-to series on book discovery for the dynamic Latinas4LatinoLit.org website. Each of the three posts addressed a different angle to book discovery and gave tips for GO → The post 3...

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35 Ways to be the Worst Traveler in the World

I travel internationally about every 4 months or so. This means I get to watch fellow travelers, many of whom unsuspectingly offer colorful characteristics and situations ripe for my next GO → The post...

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The Ghost of Christmas Past

What if you were truly haunted by the ghost of Christmas past? Sometimes I think I might be. That First Christmas We spent our first Christmas as a married couple GO → The post The Ghost of Christmas...

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Visiting Norway, Mystery Author Style

Can a mystery author who writes about sunny Mexico really love cold places? Yep. Besides Mexico, where my mystery series is set, my favorite country (except for home) is Norway. GO → The post Visiting...

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