Maria, this letter is a testament to grief and longing. The mother wound cuts so deep. Love the imagery of a 10 year old in grief counseling, trying to figure out their feelings. Loved every question. There’s such a tangible urgency in all of it, like the desire to truly know the mother’s journey is palpable. I wanted to know more about Yuri’s queer journey, so maybe alongside the questions, there could be moments where she shares those snapshots about herself and gives to her mother what she wishes her mother could give to her. This section is so beautiful: I know you didn’t finish high school, I think you only went up to 6th grade, but I wonder what you would have thought of Gloria Anzaldua had you known about her. A Chicana lesbian from the Valley in Texas. There were so many others like you, a brown queer Mexican girl; you were not alone. I hope you knew that.