I’ve Got A Secret
In one of those weird things that sticks with you over the years…
I remember that some dear friends of our family always subscribed to New Mexico Magazine. We’d go visit their beautiful adobe home in the Valley, and when the adult conversation would bore me, I’d pick up that magazine and flip through the pages.
New Mexico Magazine gave me a view on my home state that was much different than what I knew. I’d stare and stare at those amazing full color photographs of Native American jewelry, or locations around the state, or blue sky and clouds.
It was like my New Mexico, only better. I used to devour that magazine cover to cover.
When I became an adult, I started subscribing to New Mexico Magazine for myself. After my move to California, the magazine helped me get through pangs of homesickness. I’d dog ear pages of photos and articles that made me happy.
New Mexico Magazine has been a fixture in my life as long as I can remember. Today, I know something that the kid sitting on the floor in a beautiful adobe home in the Valley didn’t know.
I’ve been keeping a secret. I didn’t want to say too much in case it didn’t work out.
Now the secret can be told. I have permission to share my Very Big News:
I wrote three articles that have been accepted for publication in New Mexico Magazine.
Let me just pause here before I pass out.
Ok, I’m back.
The first article is slated for the June issue. Due out soon!
The other two are planned for the September/October timeframe. Since the magazine is undergoing some changes to the editorial staff, it’s a bit up in the air. I hope to know more soon.
All gratitude to Associate Editor Ashley Biggers (@ambiggers on Twitter) for opening the conversation and working with me through this process. She has a talent for developing writers, and I’m grateful for her patience.
I’m already working on a couple more ideas for upcoming articles. There is so much to know and explore about New Mexico that I’m excited to share.
This is a pretty big honor for a little girl from New Mexico.
Join me now in an epic rendition of the Happy Dance!
To properly celebrate, I wore my Fat Babies to work today. New Mexico in da hoouuuse! Image from Yippee Farms
