by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Apr 14, 2022 | 100-day challenge
Every single step in the book process has had a delay. Despite how much I talk about surrender, I’ve been frustrated with every delay. In the past week, I’ve been in deep reflection about my relationship with time. So I’ve been curious about...
by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Apr 5, 2022 | 100-day challenge
Last night I was a guest on the LifeHer podcast. I received a question that surprised me: Does it both you that white women get called Karen? The question reminded me of a conversation I had had with one of my mentors, just last week. Her take was that most...
by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Apr 4, 2022 | 100-day challenge
I love that I’m on my 100-day challenge journey with a sister, Nicole Frederickson. I love being able to read her writing day-to-day and gaining insights on how this journey is changing her. At the same time–my numbers are off from hers by 12. It’s a...
by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Apr 1, 2022 | 100-day challenge
The days I feel my heart aching for Italy, it’s not only the food, people, and land I miss, but what the German philosophers called Weltanshauung. This is often translated a worldview. In my Italian Sociology department, we translated it as Spirito di popolo-...
by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Apr 1, 2022 | 100-day challenge
In 1892, Ida B. Wells wrote her first article denouncing the lynching of three businessmen in Memphis, TN. In her subsequent articles, she exposed how false accusations of raping white women, were used to avoid and hide the economic motivation behind the killings. The...
by Rita Sinorita Fierro | Mar 28, 2022 | 100-day challenge
One of my most profound and cherished memories, is from when I was about 10 years old. On a wintery Sunday, I sat by the fireplace with my grandmother. She took my hand, stroking it in silence for about 15 min. I felt awkward having her hold my hand like that, but I...
