by Meda Trelles | Jun 17, 2024 | Reading Lists
My grandpa died so I made art “Life is sometimes hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all other ways that life can go wrong. And when things get tough, this is what you should do. Make good art.” —Neil...
by Meda Trelles | Jun 16, 2024 | Reading Lists
En los Brazos de mi Abuelo: Recuerdos y Despedidas “La vida a veces es dura. Las cosas salen mal, en la vida y en el amor y en los negocios y en la amistad y en la salud y en todas las formas en que la vida puede salir mal. Y cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles,...
by Meda Trelles | Jan 30, 2023 | Reading Lists
And then there were two of us – life with my grandpa I knew my 30s would be like nothing I expected – after all, who can predict the future. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine my family unit would include an 88-year old roommate! When I was an infant my...
by Meda Trelles | Jan 16, 2023 | Reading Lists
Oh hello 2023: New year, new career In my 20s, I thought something was wrong with me because I switched careers many times. At one point, a friend told me, “Meda, I think that what you’re looking for does not exist.” For weeks I sat with this comment because I was...
by Meda Trelles | Jan 16, 2023 | Reading Lists
My first encounter with grief Two years ago, I went from living my best life ever to the most painful year in a matter of months after losing my grandma and soul dog back to back. Mother’s Day forever changed There’s a certain cruelty in life when a...
by Meda Trelles | Mar 17, 2021 | Reading Lists
But like why BIPOC books? I will never forget the first time I read a story that that feature a brown girl just like me. I was listening to A Dream Called Home when all of the sudden I had to pause. Did the author read my journal and tell my story? It felt like she...
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