Puerto Rico

Home, diaspora, and the island as subject

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A rustic broom bound with red cord lies across glowing coals and charred wood, with a fire blurred behind it
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Redefining God

God is Dead. God is Love.

Warm home kitchen with a caldero on the stove, ingredients on the counter, and the feeling of a meal about to come together
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I Didn't Start Cooking for Love

I didn't start cooking for love. A spreadsheet sent me to the kitchen; stacked hours, cast iron, and arroz con pollo are why I stayed.

Cross-section of riveted industrial pipes: upper openings packed with gold coins and cash, lower chambers with small lived-in rooms, and a cracked joint pouring dark red sludge into an overflowing bucket
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El Trickle Down Sí Llegó

Trickle-down did arrive—not as shared wealth, but as extractive conduct from boardrooms to kitchen tables. On rates, integrity, and being the floor.

Notes on Puerto Rico: Sin Pie Forzao'
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Notes on Puerto Rico: Sin Pie Forzao'

A memoir-essay on Puerto Rico: economy, governance, and society—poverty, debt, healthcare, education, corruption—from a Boricua writing from the diaspora.

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