For Christopher
christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was…
Tag: remembrance
In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen
growing up, i never believed adults were god. i was always curious about their ways and their secret jokes like…
We Speak Their Names
may we all find the safety that we deserve. may we hold each other closer. and may we all continue…
For My Mother: “A Day In My Life (Without You)”
I remember the night in the summer of 1991 as I sat on the steps with my two-speaker double cassette…
MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ
often times when historians speak of those who were on the front lines of AIDS advocacy, it is framed in…
twenty years and counting: for nicholas
i snapped this picture of my brother nicholas and my mother was taken on mother’s day sometime in early 1990’s.…
Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors
i have been mourning in my sleep lately. my grandmother, my mother, and dear my aunts janet and carmen have…
The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive”
my LOVED mother’s day. birthdays and holidays came and went without much notice but mother’s day was her day to…
The Songs I Loved: Concrete Blonde’s “Joey”
my life is a perpetual music soundtrack. i remember all of the moments – no matter how trivial or traumatic…
SELENA
My love for Selena would begin as a young brown boy growing up in Tucson, Arizona. As a first generation…
LORENA BORJAS
long known as a mother, activist and defender of trans women, sex workers and undocumented LGBTQIA folks, lorena borjas dedicated…
My Dear Aunt Blanca
blanca was the youngest of all my aunts. people called her sunshine because of her brightly dyed blonde hair. she…