Ale Alvarez CalderonHues of redA vivid memory that I have as a kid is running around, having trouble seeing through my hair, and trying not to step on my untied…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
Ale Alvarez CalderonPhotographs and Unwritten StoriesWrite to remember or write to forget? I used to write to forget, now I realize I have forgotten for too long. I have hidden my feelings…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Ale Alvarez CalderonMigraines and CeilingsI have a ringing in my ear. The sound travels from my eardrums to my temples and it creates a hole in the left side of my brain. I hear…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Ale Alvarez CalderonMeditation on Life and DeathToday I felt pain. But it didn’t hurt. I didn’t really feel pain, but, I could say I felt pain because I am not sure what today I am…Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020
Ale Alvarez CalderonChocolate CakeThat’s not for you. She told her. That cake,That’s for other people to enjoy.Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020
Ale Alvarez CalderonOverwhelmeA lined paper filled with unchecked tasks stares at me, I stare back. It stares at me waiting for me to crack. My eyes get dry and I have…Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019
Ale Alvarez CalderonBilingual Education Would Level the Playing Field for Lima’s StudentsAs you wind your way through different areas of Lima, a clear distinction between socioeconomic classes and access to quality education is…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Ale Alvarez CalderonThe 52 Saturdays and 52 Fridays that my year has come to.It’s 1:30 am, and I’m walking back into my house. I hear ringing in my head, it’s probably because of the music; it feels like an alarm…Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Ale Alvarez CalderonExcerpts from the voices in my head.I don’t want to write. Because all I write about is sad. Every memory I can portray through feelings is sad. Because everything that once…Sep 17, 2019Sep 17, 2019
