Made In Samo I created this space to share stories of my adolescent years growing up in my beloved city, Santa Monica.

I believe I’ve shared with you that I have written a memoir. This August will be two years since it was edited. I am petrified to do the re-write. I know I’m going to enter a bona fide raw and emotional place. I don’t like when people ask me if the book ...

The day came. It’s been a few weeks now and I still find it extremely heartbreaking to say the word and prefer not to. And even though my entire family was blessed to have had my Abuelita around for ninety five and a half years, I know we all secretly ...

Last week while I was in New York I visited my best friend from third grade. She and her husband recently bought an apartment in Brooklyn across the street from Prospect Park. When she told me they bought a place she explained it was small and that it had a ...

Hello there. This past mercury retrograde sure played with my emotions -I knew it was coming via Instagram, which by the way I absolutely love. I never, ever thought I would say such a thing and if you personally know me, you for sure never expected me to say such ...