The Power of Storytelling

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Finding Old Poetry

Transitions into fall always have me looking through my old poetry from decades ago... (Image generated with AI) Untitled I wonder if I...

Oct 122 min read

A Poem

(Image generated with AI) Elegy of Ether and Earth Above the snow is the color of smoke and violet. I found Her buried under some ...

May 253 min read

My Friend Died Today: A Tribute

I don't know how to process anything without writing about it. Today my friend passed away semi-unexpectedly. He was diagnosed with...

Mar 251 min read

Real Talk: 'How to be Love(d)' by Humble The Poet

I saw a few heavy hitters in the self-help author world at the Hay House conference in Phoenix this weekend. After listening to inspiring...

Sep 27, 20231 min read

Celebrating Filipino American Women Authors: Food, Friends, and Fugitives

I'm stoked to announce that I will be moderating a Filipino American author event this October, in honor of Filipino Heritage Month! Join...

Sep 23, 20231 min read

First-Gen Adults Paying Off Parents' Mortgage: Noble Gesture or Bombastic Side Eye?

As featured on medium.com https://medium.com/@JazziedeLeon/first-gen-adults-paying-off-parents-mortgage-noble-gesture-or-bombastic-side-e...

Aug 20, 20231 min read

The 10 Things I Learned From My First Writers Conference

10. The creative journey isn't for the weak of heart. Yet the world's most sensitive and introverted people show up with full...

Feb 21, 20232 min read

Memoir Recommendation Alert

Hey friends! I just finished reading an absolutely incredible memoir that I couldn't wait to share with all of you. Brace yourselves for...

Oct 5, 20222 min read

An Ode to "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous"

This is one I can't keep to myself. "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong is a literary masterpiece that delves deep into the...

Sep 17, 20222 min read

Memoir Junkie?

Hey friends! Today, I wanted to take a moment to talk about some of my all-time favorite memoirs that have touched my heart and left a...