Cecilia Caballero, Ph.D.
@writingourwellness.bsky.social
🆓🇵🇸 Autistic, single mama, teaching artist, poet, memoir WIP, Octavia Butler Earthseed fellow, The Kenyon Review's Julia Alvarez scholarship winner, VCCA, Cal Arts Council, Periplus, Aspen Words Emerging Writer Fellow, repped by BookEnds Lit
It was also a joy to see both Camille and Nadia Owusu glowing on the Books are Magic book launch livestream! Both of their memoirs are 🔥 and they deeply inspire me, as I continue working on my own memoir. Let's get more of our stories into the world! 📚
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It was also a joy to see both Camille and Nadia Owusu glowing on the Books are Magic book launch livestream! Both of their memoirs are 🔥 and they deeply inspire me, as I continue working on my own memoir. Let's get more of our stories into the world! 📚
Thank you so much for reading it, that means a lot!
April 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thank you so much for reading it, that means a lot!
Congrats!!!
April 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Congrats!!!
I saw Prince live in Oakland, just once. Words cannot describe the experience 💜😭
April 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I saw Prince live in Oakland, just once. Words cannot describe the experience 💜😭
Amazing news!!
April 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Amazing news!!
The writing life can be difficult but I'm grateful for this reciprocal support because we need to keep writing, keep fighting.
April 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The writing life can be difficult but I'm grateful for this reciprocal support because we need to keep writing, keep fighting.
Sheria’s leadership and dedication to collective storytelling has been a beacon for parenting folks of the Global Majority for a decade and counting.
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sheria’s leadership and dedication to collective storytelling has been a beacon for parenting folks of the Global Majority for a decade and counting.
Also, thanks again to Raising Mothers for publishing this poem back in 2020. If you’re not already, please follow and support Sherisa de Groot, the founder of Raising Mothers and Literary Liberation.
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Also, thanks again to Raising Mothers for publishing this poem back in 2020. If you’re not already, please follow and support Sherisa de Groot, the founder of Raising Mothers and Literary Liberation.
And for me, my growth as a creative writer has meant unlearning the type of writing that was expected at the doctoral level. It feels good to come home to my own words, myself, again.
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And for me, my growth as a creative writer has meant unlearning the type of writing that was expected at the doctoral level. It feels good to come home to my own words, myself, again.
My poetry often comes to me in a clear, direct voice, and that’s the way this poem wanted to be written too. Some may call it “too simple,” but in my humble opinion, it’s far more difficult to convey complex ideas, critiques, and experiences in just a few conversational words.
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My poetry often comes to me in a clear, direct voice, and that’s the way this poem wanted to be written too. Some may call it “too simple,” but in my humble opinion, it’s far more difficult to convey complex ideas, critiques, and experiences in just a few conversational words.
And for me, my growth as a creative writer has meant unlearning the type of writing that was expected at the doctoral level. It feels good to come home to my own words, myself, again.
April 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
And for me, my growth as a creative writer has meant unlearning the type of writing that was expected at the doctoral level. It feels good to come home to my own words, myself, again.
My poetry often comes to me in a clear, direct voice, and that’s the way this poem wanted to be written too. Some may call it “too simple,” but in my humble opinion, it’s far more difficult to convey complex ideas, critiques, and experiences in just a few conversational words.
April 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My poetry often comes to me in a clear, direct voice, and that’s the way this poem wanted to be written too. Some may call it “too simple,” but in my humble opinion, it’s far more difficult to convey complex ideas, critiques, and experiences in just a few conversational words.
3/3 As a teaching artist, Cecilia creates collective spaces of storytelling as a healing art for BIPOC folks. Cecilia’s latest writing appears in Lucky Jefferson, Witness Magazine, and Strange Horizons, and she is currently working on a memoir and a poetry collection. Her mentor is Dionne Ford.
April 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
3/3 As a teaching artist, Cecilia creates collective spaces of storytelling as a healing art for BIPOC folks. Cecilia’s latest writing appears in Lucky Jefferson, Witness Magazine, and Strange Horizons, and she is currently working on a memoir and a poetry collection. Her mentor is Dionne Ford.