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Abigail Ortega

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The Narrative Arc

Left Alone At The Border

The importance of having friends we can count on

May 24, 2023

Left Alone At The Border

May 24, 2023

Abigail Ortega

MY SON IS GETTING MARRIED

On the men we came from and the men we raised

May 16, 2023

MY SON IS GETTING MARRIED

May 16, 2023

Abigail Ortega
in
Black Bear

Why Are You Sad, Mama?

My mother’s unhappiness in a small, somber town

May 15, 2023

Why Are You Sad, Mama?

May 15, 2023

Abigail Ortega
in
CRY Magazine

My Audience is Growing, I Am Scared

On being exposed and vulnerable as an introvert, new writer

May 11, 2023

My Audience is Growing, I Am Scared

May 11, 2023

Abigail Ortega
in
The Wind Phone

To My Husband’s Mistress: To You, I Surrender

You are a young and a pretty damsel, you satisfy him — I cannot compete with you. I am a middle-aged, bulgy wife — worn out and tired from…

May 5, 2023

To My Husband’s Mistress: To You, I Surrender

May 5, 2023

Abigail Ortega

The Old Log At The Beach

You are old, and disfigured, yet you are still beautiful, a magnificent remnant of time and seasons.

May 4, 2023

The Old Log At The Beach

May 4, 2023

Abigail Ortega

I ACCEPT, I ACCEPT

The other day, my kids and I went to the beach for some leisure.

May 4, 2023

I ACCEPT, I ACCEPT

May 4, 2023

Abigail Ortega
in
The Lark Publication

The Bully of San Francisco Street

We who are fatherless

Apr 29, 2023

The Bully of San Francisco Street

Apr 29, 2023

Abigail Ortega

TEN LESSONS I LEARNED AS THE OLD, FAT WIFE

It was the same, repeated plot — — a man leaving his fat wife for a sexy, younger woman. After many years, the man got older, had no more…

Apr 26, 2023

TEN LESSONS I LEARNED AS THE OLD, FAT WIFE

Apr 26, 2023

Abigail Ortega

I WAS A TEENAGE MOM; I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY

The purpose and gifts of young motherhood

Apr 22, 2023

I WAS A TEENAGE MOM; I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY

Apr 22, 2023

Abigail Ortega

Abigail Ortega

To begin, again. To write, finally. Rediscovering life through creative writing - nature, single parenting, relationships, self improvement, women.

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