I’d rather relish poetry at an open mic in the Valley than get drinks at a trendy bar; I’d rather dance salsa y bachata in East LA than bump bodies in a downtown club; I’d rather support mom & pop shops than sport a flashy label; I’d rather make you a gift than purchase it; [...]

she found her dance once more! and there she found a piece of her soul was healed a piece of her self returned her dance was there—it was always there— in her heart, but she had lost it for a time for a time there in the dark she had trouble finding it behind the [...]