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Melanie Bowden Simon

Category: Havana

BOOK COVER + OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE!

Skyhorse’s design team rocked it with my book cover! I also got word that the official release date for La Americana is July 5, 2016. So incredibly… Read more “BOOK COVER + OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE!”

July 29, 2015March 12, 2016 by mbowdensimon

NATURE/NURTURE

Our 7-year-old son, Marcos, threw a question at me in the car the other day that I didn’t quite know how to answer. “Mom, do I like… Read more “NATURE/NURTURE”

February 19, 2015March 12, 2016 by mbowdensimon

THE PERFECT STORM

On Tuesday, December 17th, it was – finally – the perfect storm.With Raúl in place of Fidel, Barack in lieu of George W., and a common sense,… Read more “THE PERFECT STORM”

December 29, 2014March 12, 2016 by mbowdensimon

TITANIC LOVE

Havana, Cuba 2003 My paternal grandmother, Mardi Blun Bowden, was an amateur genealogist and did immense research over 40-some odd years, digging into our family’s history.As a… Read more “TITANIC LOVE”

May 22, 2014March 12, 2016 by mbowdensimon

STORYBOARD: OUR NEW YEAR’S TRIP TO HAVANA

Notes to come next week, but for now a walk through Havana.  Our storyboard: Havana rooftops: A neighbor washes clothes On the ground: With Abuela Ana “It… Read more “STORYBOARD: OUR NEW YEAR’S TRIP TO HAVANA”

January 10, 2014March 12, 2016 by mbowdensimon
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