Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. The last year has been eventful, to say the least. We’ve argued about the confederate flag, legalizing gay marriage, and pretty much everything else under the sun. But that’s not what I’m talking about today–at least, not directly. …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. So…I goofed. When I said that I’d start posting monthly on July 12, I did not realize that I’d be in Chicago on that day without a computer or Wifi. By the time I got home and showered, …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I’m back to write so that I may speak. Yes, I’m back to blogging!…well, sort of. Okay, let me explain. A few months ago, I announced my intention to take a break from blogging so that I could focus on other writing projects. I spent …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. I started this blog almost two years ago, just fiddling with the idea of having a blog with little to no clue of how to go about it. February before last, I started writing posts weekly, and (hopefully) …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. At first, I didn’t want to write this. For one, I didn’t think I had anything to say that no one else has already. And for another, romance is a touchy subject for me. I see/hear a lot …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. Since this is the annual weekend of love, I decided to take my monthly segment to honor the master of literary romance, William Shakespeare. Even people who haven’t read his plays have at least heard about some of …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. It’s February. For most Americans, that means it’s the month of love. And since I already had my say on the top 12 worst love stories of all time, now it’s time for me to tackle the best. …
Hello, I’m Mahna Mahna. I Mahna Mahna so that I Mahna Mahna. Welcome to another installment of Ten Random Facts! In this segment, I select a topic and share ten tidbits of trivia that would be fun to share at dinner parties, or in a casual friendly conversation. This time, …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. Of all the holidays that we observe throughout the year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is perhaps one of the weirdest, for two reasons. First, people pushed hard for it after Dr. King’s assassination, and now that it’s …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. Two things inspired my looking for an answer to the question I ask in the title. The first happened a while ago when I was browsing through my Facebook feed. I stumbled on a status update of a …
