"When I first read Junot Díaz’s short story collection Drown I felt seen for the first time. Perhaps my first forays into writing fiction are nods to Díaz or Sandra Cisneros or Octavia Butler’s work until I was able to find my own voice."
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Lilliam Rivera
Lilliam Rivera is a writer who was born in the Bronx and now lives in Los Angeles.
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