M P Capellan: 5 books

Convinced by the praise she received from family and strangers, a young woman decides to attend model castings to test her luck. One of them leads to what she believes could be her big break, but what she encounters instead is a fraudulent scheme. This a story of deception, crushed dreams, shameless crooks -- and a lesson to be learned.

When twelve-year-old girls are tweeting about their boobs not being “big enough,” you know we have a problem. We’re getting surgeries instead of building thicker skin and self-esteem because it is the “standard." This book is about how the American society shames small-chested women and...

Cultures -- they all come with their own traditions, beliefs, and sayings that sometimes may sound hilarious to a younger generation. This light, quick, and definitely not deep, article is about expressions and cultural beliefs of some mothers in the Dominican Republic. An open mind is recommended.

El machismo latino y caribeño lo han perfeccionado tanto que hasta las mismas mujeres repiten las frases que las denigran. De tantas expresiones y moralejas que existen sobre la subordinación del género femenino, surge esta idea: un breve relato acerca de algunas de esas frases "inocentes"...

This is a collection of standalone short stories. They can be read in no particular order as they are not connected. The general focus of the entire collection is, however, deal breakers, romantic love, lust, breakups, and bonds. Highlights from the book: "From my eighth floor,...