Ghosts, Goblins, and an Online Costume Contest for Halloween – Submit your pictures!
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday!! For one, you […]
Read moreAuthor: Juan Alanis
I’ve written professionally for news publications and other organizations for over 10 years. Juan of Words is my labor of love. Thank you for being a part of it!
Empacho: The Act Of Overstuffing Your Face
Lately things had been going so well. Rather than greedily […]
Read moreRata De Dos Patas, And Other Scorned Love Worthy Songs
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Para […]
Read moreChanges To The Blog(s)
You might have noticed changes over the last couple of […]
Read morePlanned Parenting: Visiting The Alma Mater With My Kid
Today, Edgar and I visited my alma mater, the University […]
Read more“And They Called It Puppy Love” – Tontitos Enamorados
Of course her name was Maria Cantu! It had a […]
Read moreCelebrating “El Grito De Independencia” Everyday
¡El Grito! Of Mexican Independence that is. This year to […]
Read more“Mojado” – The Word We Were Supposed To Be Ashamed Of
Ustedes no son mojados, my parents would say – as […]
Read moreJaycee Dugard’s Stolen Life: Powerful and Full of Hope
It had been way too long since I had actually […]
Read moreMadre De Todas Madres: El Sexo Femenino y Sus Virtudes
My mother has always had a saying: el que lucha encuentra. For […]
Read moreEl Paso, Dallas & Houston: Enter to Win Tickets to the Screenings of “Warrior” and “Contagion”
I’ll get straight to the point on this one. If […]
Read moreWe Might Not Have Won, But We Certainly Didn’t Lose. Gracias!
Pues como quien dice, you win some, you lose some… […]
Read moreEl Cínico y El Niño
Somos un par, yo y él. Me with my cynicism. […]
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Road Trip Rules From Los Metiches & Happy Travels
Before we left, Anjelica was in a whirlwind making lists […]
Read moreThe Irish Soldiers Of Mexico: August Book Review
In truth, there may never be an actual consensus on […]
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Tejanos En La Gran Manzana (Yeah… The Big Apple)
In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, or Sarah Jessica Parker […]
Read moreLet’s Win Some Free Gas!!
Un doble honor it is for me to have been […]
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Crashing Into Glass Walls And The New Baby
After our two weeks of traveling the country I knew […]
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