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Olivia Castillo
Author, Motivator, Shaker & Mover, Mother, Wife, Artist, Dreamer

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New Release! The Second Book of the Award Winning Trilogy
Ten years ago I started a personal new journey. A journey to discover my roots and to write a story inspired by my family and the strong...


In Honor of Brandon Rios
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever...


The Pure Life
A stick, a stone It's the end of the road It's the rest of a stump It's a little alone It's the wind blowing free It's the end of the...


A Nuyorican's Opinion of "In the Heights"
Last night, I watched “In the Heights,” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He did a terrific job at capturing the inner city life, the immigrants...


The End of COVID, What Next?
Nick Carraway: You can't repeat the past. Jay Gatsby: Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can. The Great Gatsby As the numbers of...


Mother's Day
It’s been over two years since my mother passed from cancer. It’s been difficult healing from her loss, especially during the past year...


Diaspora
It has to be from here, right this instance, my cry into the world. My cry that is no more mine, but hers and his forever, the comrades...

The Power of Art to Heal
Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.” Dorothea Tanning It’s...


Into the Abyss
We are in the abyss, the deepest jungle, with no answers yet, dangerously close to madness, but there is a light.

Perpetual Midnight
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. -Viktor Frankl With the waning light and winter...
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