Happy 100th birthday, President Carter! Thank you for your friendship, your fundamental decency, and your incredible acts of service through the @CarterCenter. Michelle and I are grateful for all you’ve done for this country.
Here's "My Mother's 'Broken' English" published in The Acentos Review & forthcoming in my collection, Bad Mexican, Bad American (Acre Books, 2024).
We #GrandparentsandElderly have a great responsibility: to teach people how to look on others with the same understanding and loving gaze we give our grandchildren. We can be teachers of a way of life that is peaceful and attentive to the weakest.
⚠️ Be careful when finding unexploded ammo. Do not touch and do not approach. Report immediately. Mark the area where it is located and warn others so they can avoid it. This is important for your life and the safety of those close to you.
Last year, there were 55 Fortune 500 companies that didn’t pay a single cent in taxes. It’s ridiculous.
It’s time we make sure they pay their fair share, and then invest that money in the middle class.
To caress an elderly person expresses the same hope as caressing a child, because the beginning of life and the end are always a mystery, a mystery that should be respected, accompanied, cared for, loved.
When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House. Great to see you and your family — and I’m glad you got to meet Commander.