Maria Rodriguez Bross
@mariarbross.bsky.social
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📕Author🪴BodegaBotanicaTales
Young Adult/Teen Magical Mystery
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📕Author🪴BodegaBotanicaTales
Young Adult/Teen Magical Mystery
✍️ 🎭 Playwright
To learn more: linktr.ee/mariarbross
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I saw graffiti for the first time when I was about 9 years old. Whether you like it or not (most people don’t), consider that it’s one of the first art forms that a child may see in a poor neighborhood. This one is by artist, Liana Chetnik. #graffiti #urbanart #streetart
#bodegabotanicatales
#bodegabotanicatales
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I saw graffiti for the first time when I was about 9 years old. Whether you like it or not (most people don’t), consider that it’s one of the first art forms that a child may see in a poor neighborhood. This one is by artist, Liana Chetnik. #graffiti #urbanart #streetart
#bodegabotanicatales
#bodegabotanicatales
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I love this photo because it shows the light landing on the shadows of the trees. Kinda cool right? #trees #nothinglikeatree #natureteaches
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I love this photo because it shows the light landing on the shadows of the trees. Kinda cool right? #trees #nothinglikeatree #natureteaches
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
October 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I must admit, I love folklore like the belief in chupacabras. The history behind the mass hysteria is fascinating and of course, the real story. I just read “Tracking the Chupacabra” by Benjamin Radford and couldn’t put it down. #chupacabra #urbanlegend #folklore #myth #storytelling
August 22, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I must admit, I love folklore like the belief in chupacabras. The history behind the mass hysteria is fascinating and of course, the real story. I just read “Tracking the Chupacabra” by Benjamin Radford and couldn’t put it down. #chupacabra #urbanlegend #folklore #myth #storytelling
Even flowers find ways to grow out from rocks…
July 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Even flowers find ways to grow out from rocks…
I’ve named this “El Asiento. I saw this ancient chair at the Newark Museum and thought about the people who once sat on it. Who were they? What were they thinking? Where did they go? Why did they sit? This is the thought process of a writer. #trusttheprocess #writer #antique #muse #newarkmuseum
July 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve named this “El Asiento. I saw this ancient chair at the Newark Museum and thought about the people who once sat on it. Who were they? What were they thinking? Where did they go? Why did they sit? This is the thought process of a writer. #trusttheprocess #writer #antique #muse #newarkmuseum
I took this photo and thought about the stories I write. The weathered brick, the peeling paint, the cracks in the pavement, the fire hydrant, and even the graffiti are all part of a larger story. I will tell you this: kids will find magic in the unlikeliest of places. #magicalstories #onwriting
March 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I took this photo and thought about the stories I write. The weathered brick, the peeling paint, the cracks in the pavement, the fire hydrant, and even the graffiti are all part of a larger story. I will tell you this: kids will find magic in the unlikeliest of places. #magicalstories #onwriting
I love antique writer’s desks. I wonder about the people that used them. This one I saw at the Ballantine house. #newarkmuseum #onwriting #writer #ballentinehouse #antiques
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I love antique writer’s desks. I wonder about the people that used them. This one I saw at the Ballantine house. #newarkmuseum #onwriting #writer #ballentinehouse #antiques
…even bare trees stand at attention showing us the beauty of the world. They watch, adapt and patiently wait from a distance.
#natureswisdom #trees #theloveoftrees #poetry #onwriting
#natureswisdom #trees #theloveoftrees #poetry #onwriting
February 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
…even bare trees stand at attention showing us the beauty of the world. They watch, adapt and patiently wait from a distance.
#natureswisdom #trees #theloveoftrees #poetry #onwriting
#natureswisdom #trees #theloveoftrees #poetry #onwriting
As a “pantser” writer, I often have to trust the muse. This photo reminds me that we can’t always see the path ahead of us. #onwriting #trusttheprocess #writerproblems #followtheyellowbrickroad
February 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As a “pantser” writer, I often have to trust the muse. This photo reminds me that we can’t always see the path ahead of us. #onwriting #trusttheprocess #writerproblems #followtheyellowbrickroad
I love chandeliers. This one reminds me to search for the light in “the shadows” of a story.
#onwriting #writer #ghoststories
#onwriting #writer #ghoststories
January 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I love chandeliers. This one reminds me to search for the light in “the shadows” of a story.
#onwriting #writer #ghoststories
#onwriting #writer #ghoststories
I have a thing for doors. For me, it’s a threshold of new possibilities. These doors are open. #opendoors #metaphors #onwriting #poetry
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I have a thing for doors. For me, it’s a threshold of new possibilities. These doors are open. #opendoors #metaphors #onwriting #poetry
Tangled roots of a tree conveying turmoil in the forest seems like a metaphor for the messiness of life. #tangledroots #metaphors #onwriting #poem
January 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Tangled roots of a tree conveying turmoil in the forest seems like a metaphor for the messiness of life. #tangledroots #metaphors #onwriting #poem
Is it possible that the only mess that brings joy are cluttered by books? #books #bookcases #bookclutter #readers
January 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Is it possible that the only mess that brings joy are cluttered by books? #books #bookcases #bookclutter #readers
“Open the gate to let me in!” says Manny- one of my characters in Bodega Botanica Tales: Manny (book 6). This got me thinking; there can be so much story in one sentence.
January 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Open the gate to let me in!” says Manny- one of my characters in Bodega Botanica Tales: Manny (book 6). This got me thinking; there can be so much story in one sentence.
Shelley’s Frankenstein
January 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Shelley’s Frankenstein
While writing my monthly newsletter, I was reminded to let the light in. Not sure what writer said it best, but “I write to know what I think”. Today I remind myself to let the light in during dark times. #lightindarkness #upliftingblogs #readingforpleasure
January 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
While writing my monthly newsletter, I was reminded to let the light in. Not sure what writer said it best, but “I write to know what I think”. Today I remind myself to let the light in during dark times. #lightindarkness #upliftingblogs #readingforpleasure
Haunting vibes from a vintage typewriter next to “The Alchemist” book by Paulo Coelho. #magicalbooks #vintagetypewriter #classicbooks #booksthatchangedyou
January 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Haunting vibes from a vintage typewriter next to “The Alchemist” book by Paulo Coelho. #magicalbooks #vintagetypewriter #classicbooks #booksthatchangedyou
FREE Audiobook about a boy who walks into an alternate bodega universe starts today and ends 1/22. #audiobooks #audiobook #ghoststories #freebooks #ShortStory
January 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
FREE Audiobook about a boy who walks into an alternate bodega universe starts today and ends 1/22. #audiobooks #audiobook #ghoststories #freebooks #ShortStory
Went to a Book Shop 😀
Me: I don’t need a fourth copy of this book.
Book: Why are you still thinking about me? 😑🤔 #edgarallenpoe #books #bookshop #ghoststories
Me: I don’t need a fourth copy of this book.
Book: Why are you still thinking about me? 😑🤔 #edgarallenpoe #books #bookshop #ghoststories
January 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Went to a Book Shop 😀
Me: I don’t need a fourth copy of this book.
Book: Why are you still thinking about me? 😑🤔 #edgarallenpoe #books #bookshop #ghoststories
Me: I don’t need a fourth copy of this book.
Book: Why are you still thinking about me? 😑🤔 #edgarallenpoe #books #bookshop #ghoststories
Saw this Smith & Corona vintage typewriter today and it looks to me like it could write its own ghost stories. Anyone else see the haunting vibes? #hauntedbyobjects #antiques #vintagehaunts #writerlife
January 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Saw this Smith & Corona vintage typewriter today and it looks to me like it could write its own ghost stories. Anyone else see the haunting vibes? #hauntedbyobjects #antiques #vintagehaunts #writerlife