“For me, the most exciting time of the year has already begun. Maybe it’s just a personal illusion, but I swear the world feels different as the air cools, the light softens and the collective mood shifts toward celebration. First comes Día de Muertos, then my birthday, and finally Christmas. I can’t stop working, of course, but something inside me softens. My mind starts to drift toward home, toward the people and scents that built the architecture of my memory.”
María Meléndez, Writer
