Maria Rodriguez Bross is an author and playwright delving into the fictional world of all things bodegas, botanicas and creative tales of the supernatural, the unexpected and the phenomenal. Stay tuned Brujas!
Chupacabras and Overload and Excuses, oh my!
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Volume 1; Issue 6: April 2025 Hola, Do you make excuses? I do. Last month, I couldn't get this newsletter out, because I was too busy learning about the mythical creature, the chupacabra- well, not exactly. My "chupacabra" story is similar to the cliche, "my dog ate my homework". In other words, "learning about chupacabras" is my version of a fantastical made-up excuse. This got me thinking. Why do I make excuses? The truth is that excuses temporarily make me feel better. It's hard to admit to anyone, even to myself, that procrastination got the best of me. These distractions weren't all that bad. It forced me to take a hard look at the overload which was leading to those excuses in the first place. Making excuses was my mind's way of telling me to slow down and to create a realistic plan for my goals. I'm happy to report that I feel a lot better after doing this- no longer do I feel a need to make excuses- at least for now. For more about chupacabras, see "Spanish Word Translation" and be sure to check out "Bodega News", where I share some of the things I'm slowing down to focus on. Spanish Word TranslationChupacabra: The literal translation is "goat-sucker". It's a mythical, urban legend creature, widely known amongst Puerto Rican and Latin American cultures. When I was a teenager, my parents warned me about the chupacabra- and naturally, I thought it was real. Looking back, although I feel a bit silly, I have to admit, the curiosity of the folklore still lingers. I wasn't kidding when I mentioned that I was reading about chupacabras, and will share more about that in future newsletters. I will disclose however that in my Bodega Botanica Tales series, the chupacabra is a major character. Bodega News:
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Bodega Botanica Tales
Maria Rodriguez Bross is an author and playwright delving into the fictional world of all things bodegas, botanicas and creative tales of the supernatural, the unexpected and the phenomenal. Stay tuned Brujas!
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