From Memory to Memoir

From Memory to Memoir

Author: Vilma Luz Caban January 19, 2026 Duration: 11:44
How does memory become memoir? In this episode, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán turns toward memory as it actually arrives—not as a tidy timeline or complete account, but as sensation, interruption, and return. From Memory to Memoir invites writers to sit beside memory rather than interrogate it, and to understand memoir as a practice of attention, not extraction. Through imagery and reflection, this conversation explores why memoir does not ask us to remember everything, but to notice what persists. It ...

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 13

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From Hands to Page: Art into Writing with Lisa Valle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:58
In this episode of Write… Reflect… Reimagine, I sit down at Casa de María Publisher's headquarters in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, for a deeply personal conversation with Nuyorican artist, artisan, and cultural anthropologist…
The Power of Story: Our Event at Yale University [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:52
In this episode, we return to March 7, 2026. It is a reflection on Grace & Boldness: Latina Voices for Change, the first public event hosted by Casa de María Publisher at Yale University. We revisit key ideas from the ke…
The Legacy of Speaking Up (Jacquelyn Santiago) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:18
What happens when speaking up becomes more than a single moment of courage? In Episode 11 of the Casa de María Publisher Podcast — Write… Reflect… Reimagine, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán sits down with nationally recognized viole…
Sustaining A Writing Life [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:36
What allows a writer to continue, not just for a single manuscript, but across years of creative life? In this episode of the Casa de María Publisher Podcast, we explore what it means to sustain a writing life beyond dea…
Our Writing Community, Retreats, and Creative Spaces [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:56
In this episode of the Casa de María Publisher Podcast — Write… Reflect… Reimagine, we reflect on the creative conditions that allow writers to continue their work when the path forward becomes less clear. Dr. Vilma Luz…
Publishing Pathways Explained [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:18
In Publishing Pathways Explained, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán offers a transparent, grounded conversation about publishing models, support structures, and what it truly means to publish with integrity. This episode examines what…
After Survival: Choosing Voice with Author Daisy Plaza [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:06
What happens after survival? After the body has endured. After the danger has passed. When the question is no longer Can I survive this? but instead How do I speak from what I lived through? In this episode of the Casa d…
The Mango Tree: The Story of Our Logo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:13
Every story begins somewhere. Ours begins beneath a tree. This episode explores the living history behind the Casa de María Publisher logo—the mango tree rooted in land shaped by labor, memory, and endurance. Through thi…
Launching With Care [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:22
What does it mean to launch a publishing house with care? Launching With Care explores why Casa de María Publisher chose to enter the world not through a traditional ribbon cutting, but through a free public program grou…
Episode 3: Voice, Craft, and Cultural Integrity [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:59
In this episode of Casa de María, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán reflects on what it truly means to develop an authentic voice as a writer—one rooted in lived experience, cultural memory, and ethical care. Building on the previous…