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About Angela Mayorga

Angela Mayorga is an 18-year-old Chicana writer from California who has finally gathered the courage to share her work with the world. Being silenced for so long has created a strong yearning to be heard, and although English is her third language, following ASL and Spanish, her thirst for the written English language is something that could never be quenched. For more of her work, check out her website at angelswritetoo.home.blog or follow her Instagram account @angelswritetoo.

No Place Like Home

Angela Mayorga

Photo by Alina Daniker on Unsplash

“Why don’t you bring your friends over? You’re always locked up in that room,” her hands gesture while her foot is on the pedal. She insists on concentrating her gaze onto me as she “talks,” but … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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