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Why I keep on re-reading Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist.”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sink or Swim.” By Marietta Geraldino Much has been written about Paulo Coelho’s highly acclaimed novel, The Alchemist. Rightly, so. The novel has remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for over 300 weeks. It has been reviewed by readers from all walks of life and critiqued from both ends of…
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Which Three Concepts Does New York City’s Empire State Building Symbolize?
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “TRIO.” Right after work on Friday, November 20th, I dropped by Macy’s Herald Square to pick up my online order. While waiting at the Pick Up Counter, I was surprised by “Ms. G! I know it’s you who ordered this.” It was Yvette, my former high school…
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Of Mothers and Air Traffic Controllers
by Erika Tellier-Angley When asked to write about motherhood, a million and one thoughts came to mind. Do I write about the circus act of being a working mom? Do I write about being a working mother of a child on the autism spectrum? Or do I write about the anxieties and exhaustion that…
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A Fountain Beautifully Frozen
New York City experienced a cold spell today. This is how the pink granite Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain at the Bryant Park in Midtown looks this evening – beautifully frozen! Located at the western gateway to the park, this granite fountain was designed by Charles Adams Platt and was dedicated in 1912. The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain is New…
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How I Made It to The FilAm’s “A Collection of Memorable Personal Essays for 2014”
Photo: “A Drop of Trust” by Dupz Escatron Ravelo by Mayette Timblaco Geraldino Cristina DC Pastor, the founding editor of The FilAm – a magazine for Filipino Americans in New York, has been instrumental in rekindling my love for writing. I still don’t know what convinced her that I could write. I didn’t tell anyone of my…
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