Leaving Teaching to Write Full-Time: Is This My Midlife Crisis or My Calling?

After 16 years in the classroom, I'm not signing my teaching contract. A friend's sudden death at 44 made me realize: when do you give up safe and comfortable to do what you were created to do?

Dreams That Chase You: How Puerto Rico Called Me Home to Myself

Some dreams don't wait for permission—they chase you across oceans and through heartbreak. This is how Puerto Rico became the backdrop for rediscovering who I was meant to be.