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May 18, 2020
4 min

Embrace the ‘ands’

How would I be able to juggle these different identities—graduate student, writer, and Puerto Rican— without one infringing upon the other?

May 14, 2020
32 min

Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman

In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.

May 10, 2020
5 min

Chickens Are Keeping Me Sane

I put one dozen eggs in my cart and again wondered if I was staring down the barrel of a desolate eggless future. I needed a solution.

May 7, 2020
8 min

Mi hogar está en la ciudad de las flores

No me convertí en una flor si no es un hongo multicolor, hermoso por derecho propio.

May 6, 2020
7 min

I Don’t Want to be Cassandra

“It’s just the flu,” they would tell me. These were people who had received higher education, some of whom even work in local hospitals.

Apr 30, 2020
7 min

My Home Is In The City Of Flowers

I was not a blooming flower, but a colorful mushroom, beautiful in its own right.

Apr 23, 2020
5 min

Bits of Bliss?

Seemingly out of nowhere, my mind started to wander while I continued playing and it somehow brought me back around to my work.

Apr 16, 2020
6 min

Avevo Appena Fatto Ritorno a Casa Quando il Mio Paese fu Messo in Isolamento

Passavo da una notizia all'altra, da un'app all'altra, in un circolo vizioso e inarrestabile.

Apr 14, 2020
6 min

I Just Came Back Home When My Country Was Placed on Lockdown

I shifted from one news to another, from one app to another in an unstoppable vicious circle.

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THE XYLOM

Embrace the ‘ands’

Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman

Chickens Are Keeping Me Sane

Mi hogar está en la ciudad de las flores

I Don’t Want to be Cassandra

My Home Is In The City Of Flowers

Bits of Bliss?

Avevo Appena Fatto Ritorno a Casa Quando il Mio Paese fu Messo in Isolamento

I Just Came Back Home When My Country Was Placed on Lockdown

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