Franchesca Peña is a writer from NYC, born and bred in the Bronx. Her work has been featured by Eat at the Table Theater company and La Galería Magazine. She is currently on a social media hiatus but can be reached by email at franchesca.pena.writing@gmail.com
I need to remind myself that Mama is human, that she is not endless love, and food, and sacrifice. But she makes it hard to do. When I tell you I was raised Catholic, I mean I was raised by Mama: a