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1,000 miles: step 86
We don’t want 2017 to roll onto 2018. In 2017, the immigrant community received several hits. Let’s change that.
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How To Help Young Immigrants In Addition to Prayer & Hope
Help an immigrant today and help the future.
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1,000 miles: step 85
In my last update, I expressed several frustrations with being a 20-something year old. Those frustrations are still relevant, but there’s been a few changes and experiences since. Read on to find out. Two Sylvias Press Online Poetry Retreat The online poetry retreat, normally a $279 experience, was offered to me through a scholarship. Just…
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Top 13 Scary Moments: Claudiapoet’s Edition
In the spirit of Halloween, I want to share some moments that have scared me in different degrees, but scared me for sure. Are they all spooky? You have to read on and find out! Go on, see whether any make you scream or scram. Some of these moments are small fears–you may even say…
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Simple Gems in the City of Washington, DC
Living in Northern Virginia, I have a great view of the city. Washington, DC is a metro ride or car ride away. There are no-effort and wallet-free options for the city, some hidden and some in plain sight. Here are some day trip ideas for the next time you head to the nation’s capital. City…
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Claudia Poet’s Ideas for Random Acts of Poetry
October is a fairly decent month: the calm before the winter freeze, the color before the bare landscape. It is host to Northern Virginia’s Fall for the Book literary festival and to Random Acts of Poetry Day. Random Acts of Poetry (RAP) falls on October 4 this year. Legend has it that RAP Day arose…
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1,000 miles: step 84
This week I’ve been thinking about being a 20-something. I’m out of college, and I’m going into October pretty much unemployed, by choice. Don’t get me wrong, I need a job. I also need a career. I decided that long-term data entry was a job, not a path to a career in writing or editing.…
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1,000 miles: step 83
It’s been difficult to separate my personal life from the political world. Every morning on my way to work, I’ve made it a habit to search for news articles about the future of TPS (Temporary Protected Status). I’ve been sharing these articles on social media and with friends. Most of the time, I feel like…
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On Citizenship: A Takeaway from the DACA Decision
This past week, the nation tuned into Attorney Jeff Sessions’ announcement on the termination of DACA. News outlets were then eager to interview DACA recipients to share the stories of these youth. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is a program. It did not offer a pathway to citizenship or permanent residency. When the program started in…
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AMERICA: PLEASE TALK ABOUT ME, BEHIND MY BACK, TOO
TPS affects hundreds of thousands. TPS means you will go home eventually. The thing with TPS is that in many cases, it carries on for several decades—not out of a fault in the system, though many will argue that.
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