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Después de ti, ¿qué?
A short [fiction] story of loss and belonging Standing above the hole in the ground, I realized I didn’t know what his favorite flower...
coralrivera
Oct 9, 202312 min read
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when hinges creak in doorless chambers
Soundtrack: Grim Grinning Ghosts ** This is a piece I wrote many years ago that I've recently polished up for the spooky season. The next...
coralrivera
Oct 9, 20234 min read
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An anniversary gift (or two)
One year ago today, SHIFT was released to the world and was no longer in the hands of just me and my closest friends. Everyone now had...
coralrivera
May 2, 20235 min read
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a bit of SHIFT Christmas magic
A little holiday interlude because we all need some cheer. Mild spoilers for SHIFT (if you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting...
coralrivera
Dec 14, 202229 min read
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SHIFT - available now!
After five long years, the day has finally come! SHIFT is now available to purchase in paperback, ebook, and Kindle Unlimited. I'm so...
coralrivera
May 2, 20221 min read
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SHIFT sneak peek!
It is officially less than two weeks out from SHIFT being out to the world. So, here's a sneak peek of Nikolai, Val, and the world of...
coralrivera
Apr 19, 202212 min read
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the shadows keep all the secrets
BOOK COVER REVEAL!! SHIFT I have technically been working on this novel for four plus years. It's crazy to think I'm putting the final...
coralrivera
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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"he would always be a broken thing."
Soundtrack - as always. It started with a green trench coat. In the fog of a lost dream, it panned out to a man wearing said coat and...
coralrivera
May 12, 20214 min read
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Embracing Damage
“Translated to “golden joinery,” Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi, which means “golden repair”) is the centuries-old Japanese art of fixing...
coralrivera
Jun 20, 20195 min read
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The Lady of La Mancha
Along the pristine white and stark brown lines of the Spanish architecture and neatly trimmed ferns which framed the lobby of La Mancha,...
coralrivera
May 30, 20193 min read
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how do you solve a problem like Maria?
Six days. We were lucky, but it was six days before we heard from my family in Puerto Rico after the hurricane passed through almost 2...
coralrivera
May 15, 20193 min read
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The Long Road: A [De]Composition
[This was a poem I wrote a year ago and one of the pieces I'm most proud of. I rarely write poetry - if you can even call it that, it's...
coralrivera
Apr 17, 20192 min read
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i'm not okay (i promise).
[Soundtrack] In tenth grade geometry class, I killed most of my friends. They didn't really do anything to warrant such disastrous fates....
coralrivera
Mar 2, 20193 min read
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i'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly.
The tales, the paintings, the bullshit Valentine’s Day cards we got in grade school - they were wrong, so they told me. My hands trembled...
coralrivera
Feb 14, 20195 min read
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brown is okay with me.
a poem of clarity. Brown is okay with me. Do you view it the way I see? It is the mahogany of the grandest trees. It is the coffee and...
coralrivera
Jan 21, 20191 min read
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i am who i'm meant to be. this is me.
Sountrack When we are born, our names are etched in gold. They are placed around our necks, clasped and draped against our skin. They...
coralrivera
Sep 23, 20183 min read
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