Thank you to MUTHA Magazine for publishing “Every Last Drop.” I had also been invited to adapt the essay for a stage production in April 2017. Thank you for your support as I continue to explore the possibilities within my work.
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Nancy Méndez-Booth reads Tuesday, June 13 @ 12 noon
Thank you to Military Park and Rutgers-Newark for inviting me to be a part of the Authors Talk series. Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 12 noon – 1:00 pm Military Park, Newark, NJ (next to Burg restaurant in the park; click on the link for map and directions)
Words.
“Ooh! Let’s!” Suggest something, and that’s how Sara responded. Whether it was going to see a movie, sharing leftovers, or attending an Iron Man-tough yoga class, Sara’s eyes widened and her face lit up. She’d clap her hands and say “Ooh! Let’s!” like the suggestion was the most delicious way to savor time. Check out […]
Seeking employment.
Friends: I am available immediately for employment opportunities: on- and off-site; contract, project-based, and on-staff; temporary and/or part-time. For those of you know who have known me for a few years, you are aware of the reach of my skills–from creating ideas to perfecting final work, from behind-the-scenes development to on-the-stage presentation and performance–and experience, […]
My best day of 2016.
Wednesday, August 24. It was early morning, likely before 9:00 a.m. I rode my new Trek bicycle west along Lower Road in Brewster, a mid-Cape Cod town in Massachusetts. Both the recently re-paved road and my month-old bicycle were smooth: no cratered surfaces and no grinding gears. I guided my bike with my left hand […]
The walk.
(Fourth, and last, in a series.) Mami and I walked the one and a half miles along Jersey Avenue from Doctor Miami’s office to Unico Towers. We walked past the corner where my husband B’s ground-floor, bachelor-days apartment is now a sweets and ice cream shoppe (with the quaint “e” at the end that means […]
Doctor Miami (Part II)
(Third in a series.) Nancy la criticona had been too quick to judge Doctor Miami. He kept Mami included in the conversation. It was about her, right? She was present in the examination room. We all knew English, but he punctuated the discussion with well-chosen and timed Spanish phrases, the kinds of idioms that Mami […]
Doctor Miami (Part I)
(Second in a series.) I met Doctor Miami for the first time on Friday. Mami had said he used to be ¡Tan flaquito! Being too skinny causes major concern for Latina mothers. She mentioned he’d gained weight, but Doctor Miami was not the doughy middle-ager I’d expected. He was too tan, especially for New Jersey […]
The main event.
(The first in a series.) Ladies and gentlemen! This afternoon in front of Unico Towers for Senior Residents here in Jersey City, New Jersey, in a raspberry scarf, blue jeans, and practical walking shoes, weighing in at 115 pounds, stands the indomitable, unfazed by bloodclots, kidney stones, stillbirth, miscarriages, MFA program maniacs, jealous bosses, backstabbing […]
Fallen angel.
It began as a not-torqued brain day. I knew it as I lay on the pull-out couch, even before I opened my eyes. Sign #1: The window in my in-laws’ basement does not have light-blocking curtains, but the brightness did not anger me. It was quiet. Only the soft hum and whistle of my husband […]