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Arkansas</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-06T02:12:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2020/01/20/ordinary-people-become-extraordinary-social-change-leaders/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/silence.png</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cliimate.png</image:loc><image:title>Non-violent civil disobedience</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/helath-care.png</image:loc><image:title>MLK Jr. quote on health care</image:title><image:caption>Fighting for affordable health care is a social justice 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beach</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-25T16:31:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2019/12/31/what-are-your-yess-and-nos-for-2020/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>2020</image:title><image:caption>photo by Jamie Street for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/photo-of-2020-by-denise-karis-.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>photo of 2020 by denise karis</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Denise Karis</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-25T19:13:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2019/12/28/how-to-declutter-your-frightening-writing-space/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/clean-desk.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>clean 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Vision</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1st-page.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Strong First Page is a Must</image:title><image:caption>First page means 250 words</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/reasons-for-rejection.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Reasons Why Lit Agents Reject MS</image:title><image:caption>Reasons Why Lit Agents Reject MS</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-27T22:16:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2019/12/01/december-self-care-for-your-sanity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/toys.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>toys</image:title><image:caption>Toys for Tots 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writers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/inspiring-women-writer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>inspiring women writer</image:title><image:caption>Women writers who inspire.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/first-and-worse-job.jpg</image:loc><image:title>first and worse job</image:title><image:caption>What is your first and your worse job? </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/writing-space.jpg</image:loc><image:title>writing space</image:title><image:caption>Share your writing space. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/who-i-write-for.jpg</image:loc><image:title>who i write for</image:title><image:caption>Why I write: alvaradofrazier.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/31-day-challenge.jpg</image:loc><image:title>31 day challenge</image:title><image:caption>WhySheWrites Challenge</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-13T18:19:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/03/30/why-cesar-chavez-day-needs-to-be-remembered/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mom-cc-march.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mom &amp; CC March</image:title><image:caption>Mom at C.C March, Oxnard 2016</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/timecover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TimeCover of Cesar Chavez</image:title><image:caption>César Chávez on the cover of Time Magazine 1969</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-31T16:20:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2019/02/24/heartbreak-love-potions-and-curanderas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alibrije-jaguar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>alibrije jaguar</image:title><image:caption>The blue jaguar is a spirit animal</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mermaid.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mermaid</image:title><image:caption>Sirena means Mermaid. This one is a carved statute siting in a casino in Vegas.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/curandera.jpg</image:loc><image:title>curandera</image:title><image:caption>Curandera using her healing</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/brittany-colette-707605-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>brittany-colette-707605-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Sage. 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Getty images</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/igor-ovsyannykov-347292-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>igor-ovsyannykov-347292-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Canopy of grape vines, photo by Igor Ovsyannykov, unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-25T00:46:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/23/a-to-z-challenge-s-and-t-are-for-sabanas-y-toallas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nong-vang-470941-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nong-vang-470941-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Old fashioned wooden clothespins. 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Photo by Jared Evans for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jonathan-youssef-576447-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jonathan-youssef-576447-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Not this frog. Photo by Jonathan Youssef for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-20T21:21:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/19/a-to-z-challenge-p-is-for-pepino-and-q-is-for/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/say-what-meme-62749.jpg</image:loc><image:title>-Say-what-meme-62749</image:title><image:caption>¿Qué qué?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pepinosconchile_02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PepinosConChile_02</image:title><image:caption>This is all you need for a cool summer appetizer: Pepinos con chile</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-19T15:05:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/17/a-to-z-challenge-o-is-for-olla/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/photo-by-gailanng.jpg</image:loc><image:title>photo by gailanng</image:title><image:caption>Frijoles de Olla, homestyle pinto beans</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/scott-umstattd-89611-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>scott-umstattd-89611-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>A variety of cooking pots, photo by Scott Umstattd for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/592499187.jpg</image:loc><image:title>592499187</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-18T15:00:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/16/a-to-z-challenge-n-is-for-nina/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/baptism-photo-by-gardiept.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>baptism photo by @gardiept</image:title><image:caption>parents awaiting baptism, photo by @gardient for unsplash.com </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-17T21:59:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/14/a-to-z-challenge-m-is-for-madre-mother/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/meme.jpg</image:loc><image:title>meme</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/olg-and-tonantzin-mexicolore.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLG and Tonantzin, Mexicolore</image:title><image:caption>Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tonantzin</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-17T15:19:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/13/a-to-z-challenge-l-is-for-loco/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hanson-lu-553809-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hanson-lu-553809-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Crowded, busy scene. photo by Hanson Lu, unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ahmed-carter-594578-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ahmed-carter-594578-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Is she loca, the scene loca or are you loca? photo by Ahmed Carter for Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-13T19:15:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/12/a-to-z-challenge-few-k-words-in-spanish/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flavio-shibata-497535-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flavio-shibata-497535-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Loads or un kilo of chocolate. Photo by Flavio Shibata for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kelly-neil-558214-unsplash-wheelb.jpg</image:loc><image:title>kelly-neil-558214-unsplash wheelb</image:title><image:caption>A kilo is not a pound. Kelly Neil photo unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/daniele-levis-pelusi-591637-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>daniele-levis-pelusi-591637-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>How far is it? Photo by Daniel Levis Pelusi for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-13T12:28:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/11/a-to-z-challenge-j-is-for-jesus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/toia-montes-de-oca-579541-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>toia-montes-de-oca-579541-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Toia Montes de Oca on Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/robert-nyman-442994-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>robert-nyman-442994-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Robert Nyman on Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-11T17:23:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/10/a-to-z-challenge-i-is-for-imaginate/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ben-white-178537-unsplash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ben-white-178537-unsplash</image:title><image:caption>¡Imaginate! photo by ben white, unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-10T17:17:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/09/a-to-z-challenge-h-is-for-helados/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ice-cream-truck-by-paul-trienekens.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>ice cream truck by Paul Trienekens</image:title><image:caption>ice cream truck, photo by Paul Trienekens for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mark-cruz-334535-unsplash-ice-cream.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mark-cruz-334535-unsplash ice cream</image:title><image:caption>I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Photo by Mark Cruz for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-10T14:33:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/07/a-to-z-challenge-the-letter-g-the-most-popular-word/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blue-gracias.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>blue gracias</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/download.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>download</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gracias-pinterest.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>gracias pinterest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gracias-rf-getty-images.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gracias rf getty images</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gracias.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>gracias</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gracies-rf.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>gracies rf.</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-09T16:13:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/06/a-to-z-challenge-f-is-for-fideo-a-mexican-side-dish/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/traditional-sopa-de-fideo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Traditional-Sopa-de-Fideo</image:title><image:caption>Mexican Sopa de Fideo</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>F</image:title><image:caption>A to Z Challenge for bloggers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fideo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fideo</image:title><image:caption>Dry fideo or angel hair pasta</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-11T03:45:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/05/a-to-z-blogging-challenge-the-whole-enchilada/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>o</image:title><image:caption>red chile enchiladas with mexican cheese</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enchiladas.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>enchiladas</image:title><image:caption>Enchiladas rojas-Goya</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Today is E</image:title><image:caption>A to Z Blogging Challenge</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-09T16:12:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/04/a-to-z-challenge-day-4-d-is-for-dale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/photo-1510698454686-1e2552e058e0.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>photo-1510698454686-1e2552e058e0</image:title><image:caption>photo by Ben Hershey for unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/speeding-truck.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>speeding truck</image:title><image:caption>Dale gas</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>D</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-04T17:00:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/03/a-to-z-blogging-challenge-c-is-for-chancla/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/when-your-mom-brings-out-the-chancla.jpg</image:loc><image:title>when your mom brings out the chancla</image:title><image:caption>When you know you weren't supposed to have that last ice cream but did anyway</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fear_la_chancla_shirt-500x500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fear_la_chancla_shirt-500x500</image:title><image:caption>The flying chancla, this one is yellow, can be any color or size.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-03T21:26:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/02/the-a-to-z-challenge-day-2-b-is-for-bueno-or-bueno/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/old-fashioned-telephone-annie-spratt-photo.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>old fashioned telephone, Annie Spratt photo</image:title><image:caption>1960's telephone, photo by Annie Spratt for Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>B</image:title><image:caption>A to Z Challenge, letter B presented here to keep you and me on track.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-06T22:45:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/04/01/good-riddance-march-happy-easter-and-hello-april/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cocos-grandma-with-chancla.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>coco's grandma with chancla</image:title><image:caption>Grandmother from Coco, the movie.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/a2z-h-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>a2z-h-small</image:title><image:caption>April Challenge for Bloggers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/30857-cc_easterblessings2_2014-1100w-tn.jpg</image:loc><image:title>30857-cc_easterblessings2_2014.1100w.tn</image:title><image:caption>I wish you all Easter blessings. A time for hope.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-04-07T14:51:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2015/03/14/the-irish-mexican-connection/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/special-irish-blessing-600x460.jpg</image:loc><image:title>special-irish-blessing, 600x460</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/san-patricio-flag-quentin-pinoteau.jpg</image:loc><image:title>san-patricio-flag-quentin-pinoteau</image:title><image:caption>Image of the flag carried by the St. Patrick Irish Battalion in the US Mexican War</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/irish-blessing.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Irish blessing</image:title><image:caption>Irish Blessing</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zorro-poster.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>zorro poster</image:title><image:caption>Zorro Poster</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sara-ramirez-actor.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sara Ramirez, Actor</image:title><image:caption>Sara Ramirez-Actor, Grey's Anatomy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/flag-pins-ireland-mexico.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flag-Pins-Ireland-Mexico</image:title><image:caption>Irish and Mexican flags</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mariachi-san-patricio.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mariachi San Patricio</image:title><image:caption>Mariachi San Patricio-Ireland</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-16T17:10:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2013/03/12/why-mexico-celebrates-st-patricks-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eringobraugh1910-flickr-com-by-bethany-mueller.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ErinGoBraugh1910, flickr.com by Bethany Mueller</image:title><image:caption>Erin Go Braugh, flickr.com photo by Bethany Mueller</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-16T16:45:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/02/01/a-daughters-birth-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/marisa-and-g-gps.jpg</image:loc><image:title>marisa and g gps</image:title><image:caption>Daughter, four months old, with great grandparents. www.alvaradofrazier.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/scan.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>baby with great grandparents</image:title><image:caption>My daughter, four months old, with her great grandparents.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-02-09T22:55:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2018/01/06/author-interview-florencia-ramirez-how-to-eat-less-water-at-the-kitchen-table/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eatlesswatermed_rgb.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ELW_Full_CVR.indd</image:title><image:caption>Eat Less Water can be found on Amazon, Indie Bound, B &amp; N. See links below.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/zhang-kaiyv-430367.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo by zhang-kaiyv-430367</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Zhang Kaiyv for Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/florenciaramirez-1.png</image:loc><image:title>florenciaramirez-1</image:title><image:caption>Florencia Ramirez. Mother, Educator, Activist</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-06T18:39:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/12/22/merry-christmas-and-happy-writing-with-helpful-links/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/manifesto-800.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Manifesto-800</image:title><image:caption>A Writers Manifesto</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ohi0090-wri-writersanta-v4-flat-600.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OHI0090-WRI-WriterSanta-v4-flat-600</image:title><image:caption>A Writers Christmas Wish. Debbie Ridpath Ohi comics</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/joy-noel.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>joy noel</image:title><image:caption>Joy Noel</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-25T19:01:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/12/16/how-a-community-can-help-in-a-crisis/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vc-museum-thank-you-cards.jpg</image:loc><image:title>vc museum thank you cards</image:title><image:caption>Museum of Ventura County Thank You workshop for kids 12-2017</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vfcd-pio-photo-thomas-fire.jpg</image:loc><image:title>vfcd pio photo thomas fire</image:title><image:caption>Thomas Fire, Ventura, CA 12-7-2017 photo by VCFD PIO</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/after-fire2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Before and After the Thomas Fire, Ventura, CA</image:title><image:caption>Before and After the Thomas Fire, Ventura, CA</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-19T21:59:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/11/22/how-do-we-go-through-disappointments-and-still-be-grateful/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aaron-burden-211846.jpg</image:loc><image:title>aaron-burden-211846</image:title><image:caption>Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dakota-corbin-211690.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dakota-corbin-211690</image:title><image:caption>Mural-Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rawpixel-com-247358.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rawpixel-com-247358</image:title><image:caption>Not my table, but it's pretty. Unsplash.com photo by rawpixel.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jessica-bristow-355974.jpg</image:loc><image:title>jessica-bristow-355974</image:title><image:caption>Thankful. Photo by Jessica Bristow on Unsplash.com </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-11-24T20:35:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/10/30/how-we-can-eat-less-water-and-help-the-environment/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/elw.jpg</image:loc><image:title>elw</image:title><image:caption>"Eat Less Water" releases Nov. 1, 2017 by Florencia Ramirez</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/eat-less-water.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eat Less Water</image:title><image:caption>Eat Less Water by Florencia Ramirez</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-06T05:10:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/08/16/when-you-need-a-kick-in-the-writing-butt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kick-in-the-butt_o_4177361.jpg</image:loc><image:title>kick-in-the-butt_o_4177361</image:title><image:caption>Kick in the Butt by Tiana 101 Meme Center</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/keep-calm-and-put-your-big.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>keep calm and put your big</image:title><image:caption>I read this whenever I want to give up and know I shouldn't</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-18T19:32:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/07/20/peaches-and-preparing-the-grid-to-be-ready/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/basta-bookcover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>basta bookcover</image:title><image:caption>¡Basta! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/abraham-hicks-quote.jpg</image:loc><image:title>abraham hicks quote</image:title><image:caption>Your work is to be ready for what's ready. 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Flickr.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/priest-giving-ashes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>priest-giving-ashes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ash-wednesday.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ash-wednesday</image:title><image:caption>The last one in line typically got this smudge of ashes.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-03T20:20:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2017/02/11/an-emerging-battlecry-a-powerful-memory/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nevertheless-with-text.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nevertheless-with-text</image:title><image:caption>Nevertheless, She Persisted. 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cc</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-31T15:44:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/2016/10/02/a-september-on-overload-an-october-to-embrace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/the-beanpg.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the-beanpg</image:title><image:caption>The Cloud Gate or Bean in Millennium Park, Chicago</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pizza-pie.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Giordano's pizza pie-Chicago</image:title><image:caption>Giordano's pizza pie-Chicago</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://alvaradofrazier.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/portillos.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chicago Style Hot Dog, Portillo's downtown</image:title><image:caption>Chicago Hot Dog, Portillo's 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