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Essays, poems, and narrative collaborations that document migration, family separation, and the work of reunification.
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Feb 15, 2026
Lesson Of The Walk/Run
September sun, already above ninety, pressed into my back like a question I couldn’t answer. The dirt beneath me was so dry it had turned to dust, sifting through the worn out soles of my shoes. Every step filled with silence, each one louder than the last.
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When Worlds Collide: A Journey of Love, Addiction, and Redemption
Two lives on parallel tracks—one pulling a battered box across America, one vanishing into Texas nights—collide in a story of love, addiction, and redemption.
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Letters to Our Children: What We'd Want Them to Know About Fatherhood
Two fathers—one in the Netherlands, one in Mexico—write honest letters to their children about presence, distance, and showing up.
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When Survival Becomes a Journey
Timothy’s story begins not with rage, but with quiet desperation. And the choice to move anyway. A multispective narrative of a father crossing all borders—layoffs, language barriers, and hospital doors—to reach his daughter.
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