This time, the urge to write was bigger than my fear because I really wanted to help. I thought that the strategies I was using to cope might help someone else. Maybe my interpretation of the situation could provide comfort to someone out there. If one single person benefited from my texts, I’d be contributing to the world.

Since then, I have produced a few other pieces. I have written short stories in English and Spanish, popular science articles in English, and even poems in Spanish. Sometimes I win literary contests, and other times I do not. Sometimes my texts get published, and other times I self-publish them on my social media. Anne Lamott says that “the act of writing turns out to be its own reward.” I agree. Writing allows me to use my creativity, develop my intellect, share my perspective, have a good time, and hopefully have a small impact in people’s lives.  

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