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My intent was, and continues to be, giving face and voice to a community that has been, at worst, silenced or, at best, ignored. Recent episodes in our history make that erasure crystal clear.

— Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa with The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (2017)

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"Your body is only a vessel. Your essence is inviolate. It is only when you give up your soul that you are lost."

A Woman of Endurance (2022)

In a world where families are suddenly and inexplicably separated, where life and death can come at any time, the community holds continuity and safety.

with Reading Women Podcast (2021)

She moved by rote, dragging her grief into the fields with her. (chapter 12 p149)

A Woman of Endurance (2022)

They take her in, questions hanging from their eyes. (chapter 16, p211)

A Woman of Endurance (2022)

My writing begins with dreaming, journaling and meditation.

with Reading Women Podcast (2021)

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