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The ‘Single Best Environmental Idea’ Voters Ever Passed

How a voter referendum that created an Environmentally Endangered Lands Program helped prepare a coastal community to become resilient…

Apr 22, 2023

Photo taken by a Author of a pinelands preserve in Miami-Dade

Apr 22, 2023

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Storms That Transplant Us

Storms don’t uproot us — they transplant us to just the right spot so that we can grow stronger.

Oct 11, 2022

Image by Pixabay of a photo from outer space of the eye of a hurricane

Oct 11, 2022

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Meet Lola, A Girl From Havana

The truth about “Lola” that Camila Cabello and Yotuel’s new song didn’t say.

Apr 17, 2022

Image by CDD20 on pixabay of a caricature drawing of a women’s face whose open mouth is connected by prison bars; a prisoner is seen behind the bars.

Apr 17, 2022

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Born by Night Yet Ready for Dessert

A timeless memory of a Cuban children’s nursery rhyme and my grandmother’s signature bread pudding recipe

Jan 4

Photo taken by author of author’s grandmother’s bread pudding

Jan 4

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About Me Stories

A Dance with Baryshnikov

The legacy of Miami’s most inspirational dance teacher, Miss Gerri

Aug 3, 2024

A portrait of Miss Gerri from her dance studio‘s first recital program, Over The Rainbow, which took place on December 13, 1981 in Miami, Florida

Aug 3, 2024

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Lightning Strikes When Destiny Calls

I unexpectedly curated my friend, Alexey Camilo Merino Tellez’s first art exhibition in the United States all in the name of freedom or…

Jun 29, 2024

Drawing titled HURACASTRO by Alexey Camilo Merino Tellez.

Jun 29, 2024

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Representation Matters

How I came to understand that representation is not about culture and all about self-empowerment.

Mar 17, 2024

A photograph taken by author of author’s son’s Woody doll with his toy friends including Thomas and Friends, The Hulk, and My Potato Head next to bamboo plants.

Mar 17, 2024

Police Brutality Hits Close To Home

Cuban rapper and ex-political prisoner, Ktivo Disidente, falls victim to police brutality three months after emigrating to the US

Dec 18, 2023

Police Brutality Hits Close To Home

Dec 18, 2023

On The Karmic Loop

A poem about pride, karma, fate, and life purpose.

Apr 22, 2023

Image by Missy from Pixabay of a love lock or padlock at a castle with the infinity sign drawn with black marker and the German words “ich liebe dich” meaning I love you” in English

Apr 22, 2023

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A Mother Separated from Her Child in Havana

The forced separation of the family and how it is a strategic tool deployed by the Cuban government to maintain power.

Apr 18, 2023

Image posted by Damian Palente on Instagram of a Cuban man in exile attending the World Baseball Classic wearing a t-shirt that reads ‘Soy libre mama, pero te extrano’ or ‘Mom, I am free but I miss you.’

Apr 18, 2023

Michelle Marie Writes

Michelle Marie Writes

Mom, grant writer, aspiring author, Starseed — I write to impact positive change. Connect with me at linktr.ee/MichelleMarie33

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