Puerto Rican Getaway

Baking Writing

As some of you many know, or well, I hope most of you. I’ve been in Puerto Rico for the last three weeks! So far, it’s been a very food-filled yet exhausting adventure. It also has been the longest I have gone without baking or cooking anything. To be honest, I’m starting to experience baking …

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My Heart Ached: A Poem

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More often than not, I tend to focus on the positive. Life is truly what you make it. Today, I watched the most touching online video. It was about a young boy who lost his life to cancer.  Zach Sobiech left quite the impression on me. His meekness and ability to focus on the matter at …

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Rough Week: Here's A Poem

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This week has been unequivocally wretched. I’ve tried to make about 3 different recipes, all of which did not meet my standards. I can’t post icky things on here! I just can’t. Anyway, as an apology, I will provide you with my poetry: Unpleasant by Melisa Robledo None are equal to the grace of Flourished languages …

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Successful? More like Suck-cess-full

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Ever now and again, I’ll have an existential crisis. As a 20-something year old and recent college graduate, this tends to happen a lot. But who can blame me with the endless amount of meaningless information being thrown at my face with titles ranging from “Top Ten Careers”, “How to be Successful”, and “Top 5 Worst …

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Crumble

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Crumble by Melisa Robledo Sphere-like gems, glistening colors of passionate reds, joyful yellows, and evanescent blues My creativity endeavored through ingredients rich, sweet, and dry I am comprised of the things I did create Through the fires of varying degrees Whether it moist, cracked, or whipped Bits and pieces, crumbs or a dash It has all …

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Daily Prompt: Cupid's Arrow

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It’s Valentine’s Day, so write an ode to someone or something you love. Bonus points for poetry! Vegetable or Fruit by Melisa R The words you and I Lay between shades of green refreshing, resonating, ripened Cool to the senses Round to the touch One slice of you is not enough. One, two, three, four …

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