12 Things a lot of people don’t know about me

1. I like to take long, hot baths, about 45 min. long, 3-4 times a week. 2. I’m a writer/poet and I’m actually a self-published author. đź“– 3. I can bake probably the best meringues you’ll ever try. 4. My passion for photography goes back to about the age of 7. 📸 5. My favorite […]

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Instagram Giveaway!

Make sure you are following me on Instagram (@gracelozada1970) for giveaways and latest photos.

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Ode to Court today, 5/23/2017

As I sit here, next to you  I think of all these moments of time. The moments of my life, so long ago. My life was adventurous. My life had promise. My life had excitement of new loves, new experiences. Not everyone gets to live the high life of fun times in West Hollywood’s clubs […]

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To Dare

To Dare To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach for another is to risk involvement. To expose your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd, is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. […]

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Spiritual Beauty

She was a girl of abuse She was a girl of silence Those tears were hidden behind those sad eyes But, one day she found beauty Beauty in the sky Beauty in the trees Beauty in the birds Beauty in the lady bugs Beauty in all things Even beauty in hurt and pain because through […]

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1st page of Evolving to Grace 

1st page of Evolving to Grace. Chapter 1 – Threats from a Pimp “Excuse Me—Press Rewind” Available on Amazon in print and ebook (Kindle). If you don’t have a Kindle, no problem. Just download the software for free to read any kindle book on any device, click here. Life can be a roller-coaster ride for some […]

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What remains after…

What remains after the butterfly has gone. What remains is sorrow—that I won’t have one last kiss. What remains is loneliness—that I won’t have one last embrace. What remains is bitterness—that you had to leave me so soon. What remains is guilt—that I wasn’t there for you in the end. What remains is disbelief—that you’re […]

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Tonight – 7/23/15

It’s been 1347 days since you’ve been gone and I cried tonight. I miss you just as much as before. It’s because of you that I’ve carried on. It’s because of you that I finished a dream of mine. You inspired me. You motivated me. You taught me so much. I wish you were here. […]

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Mommy Why

6-1998 Mommy Why Why doesn’t anyone like me? Here I come full circle, Twenty-eight years of loneliness.   Mommy Why, Why doesn’t anyone like me? Don’t they see the pretty,           young girl so pure and sweet? If they treated me well for           one minute of the day, I’d be so loyal, so willing […]

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