Category: Personal

About Me, Personal, Writing

Traditional gender roles, marriage, and the reason I write

A while ago in a writing workshop I was asked what my origin story is. Initially I didn’t have an answer. After giving it some thought, I realized everything I witnessed as a child has influenced my writing. My desire to write comes from the things I wished my grandmother, my mother, even I would have said all those times we conceded to our husbands. I realized that I write so that I never lose my voice or power. I write so that my daughter does not repeat the cycle. Continue reading Traditional gender roles, marriage, and the reason I write

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About Me, Love, Mamihood, Personal, The Mami Chronicles, Writing

The advice I wish someone would have given me as a kid

It has been two years since my daughter was born and every night while putting her to sleep I think about the person she will one day become. I think about the daunting task parents have in raising confident, kind, and productive members of society. I sit in her dark bedroom and also think about the challenges she will one day face and my heart … Continue reading The advice I wish someone would have given me as a kid

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Mamihood, Personal, The Mami Chronicles

(The Mami Chronicles) On Parenting: How to raise confident kids

The worst thing parents and care takers can do to their children, in my opinion, is to feel sorry for them. As a Brooklyn born Puertoriqueña, I call it the curse of the “bendito”. In my family we have used the term bendito way too many times. From when little Johnny falls and scrapes his knee to when Doña Maria’s roof caves in from a tropical storm. The phrase is used in pretty much every situation to denote sympathy or frustration and while some things do garner sympathy the truth is that there will be many experiences we have no control over. We have to teach our children how to rise above their circumstances. Continue reading (The Mami Chronicles) On Parenting: How to raise confident kids

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About Me, Inspirational, Personal, Poems, Writing

The ALA Book Conference & 2014 International Latino Book Awards

On June 28th, immediately after the completion of my Voices of Our Nations Arts (VONA) workshop at UC Berkeley I boarded a plane to Las Vegas for the American Library Association Book Conference and the 2014 International Latino Awards where I would be signing copies and attending an awards ceremony for my award winning book, Letters to My Daughter. I was not prepared for the 105 degree heat … Continue reading The ALA Book Conference & 2014 International Latino Book Awards

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Current Events, Inspirational, Personal, Poems

Giving Back: It’s good for the soul

If you want to touch the past, touch a rock.  If you want to touch the present, touch a flower.  If you want to touch the future, touch a life. — Unknown On Tuesday, after 3 months of compiling and editing the work of Christ the King’s 4th grade class, I went back to the school and presented the students with their very first book of … Continue reading Giving Back: It’s good for the soul

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Career, Current Events, Personal, The FIERCE Woman

Power of the F.I.E.R.C.E Woman Workshop: The importance of dreams, goals, & visioning

Earlier this week I hosted my second Power of the F.I.E.R.C.E Woman event and the first workshop. The workshop focused on two main objectives: Identifying your dreams and goals and Learning how to visualize them My co-host, Justine Hornedo and I were joined by 30 women who all came willing and eager to get started on making their dreams a reality. I arrived around 5pm … Continue reading Power of the F.I.E.R.C.E Woman Workshop: The importance of dreams, goals, & visioning

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About Me, Inspirational, Love, Mamihood, Personal, Poems

Letters To My Daughter Is An International Latino Book Awards Finalist

In January of this year I self published my second book, through my own publishing house, CreativeInk Publishing. When I wrote Letters to My Daughter I knew that it was going to be a book worth recognizing because I put my heart into writing that book. As a virtually new mother (my daughter is 19 months old), I wanted to leave her legacy that she … Continue reading Letters To My Daughter Is An International Latino Book Awards Finalist

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Current Events, Personal

For Immediate Release: Author Nancy Arroyo Ruffin & Wendy Angulo Productions Announce Management Partnership

Press-Release For Immediate Release Author Nancy Arroyo Ruffin and Wendy Angulo Productions announce Management Partnership January 31, 2014 New York, NY – Brooklyn born author Nancy Arroyo Ruffin and Wendy Angulo, CEO of Wendy Angulo Productions announced today that they have brought their creative talents together and formed a management partnership. Wendy Angulo Productions will be the exclusive manager of Nancy Arroyo Ruffin in all … Continue reading For Immediate Release: Author Nancy Arroyo Ruffin & Wendy Angulo Productions Announce Management Partnership

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Current Events, Personal, Poems

Upcoming Events (Remembering Love: A La Loba Poetry & LatinosNYC Production)

Join me January 23, 2014 as I perform alongside some of NYC’s most distinguished poets at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café as we celebrate the memory of our loved ones who have passed on. Features include: Miguel Angeles Maria Aponte Marybeth Aponte Shamar Hill Flora Montes Maria Rodriguez Nancy Ruffin Tamara Saliva Papo Swiggity Mark Vigo aka Vigo Hard Feature Bios: Vanessa Mártir aka La Loba … Continue reading Upcoming Events (Remembering Love: A La Loba Poetry & LatinosNYC Production)

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