A Decade
A decade has gone by. When I look back on that time in my life, I hardly recognize it. Ten years ago, I began my writing career. It doesn't seem possible. "How did your writing career begin?" you might ask. It all began with a friend in a faraway land. He and I met online and wrote each other daily, often writing several times a day. As I came to know my friend, I learned that he was a writer. He wrote poems and shared them with me. Reading his writing encouraged me to begin writing myself. I shared my writing with him, and my confidence grew. I then shared my writing with a few select friends. I wasn't ready for the world to read my writing just yet. As my friend continued to write, he created a blog online. Reading his blog made me think about starting my own. With his encouragement, and that of my friends, I created a pen name for myself, Esperanza Habla, which translates into "Hope Speaks" in Spanish. I began my first blog, "Words of Hope...