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Thoughts, ruminations, recommendations from a mindfulness therapist. My life has been a mix of literary exploration, government work, and global education. My journey has taken me across the world—from working with street children in Romania to teaching in South Korea—before returning home to focus on crisis management and therapy.

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Photography Project: Cambodia 2011

During the summer of 2011, myself, and my partner at the time, did work documenting and falling in love with Cambodia. The work was to...

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Jul 31, 20111 min read

I am Not a Painter

Letter from the Editor, Summer 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal WE ARE CELEBRATING AT OUR STORIES, WE ARE...

Creative Writing

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

May 31, 20117 min read

abilities for your needs

Letter from the Editor, Spring 2011 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal I BELIEVE IN THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A...

Creative Writing

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Mar 31, 201114 min read

Interview: Lex E Santi in Our Stories Literary Journal

Interview with Alexis E. Santi ~ Editor in Chief and Founder of Our Stories Alexis E. Santi earned his MFA in Creative Writing from...

Creative Writing

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Mar 1, 201110 min read

It Only Takes One Mistake

Editor Essay while EIC at Our Stories literary journal in Winter 2011-12.

Creative Writing

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Feb 1, 20116 min read

With a Bandana Rolled Over our Eyes we Strike with a Heavy Stick to Knock the Piñata (Roadblocks)

Letter from the Editor, Fall of 2010 originally appeared here at Our Stories Literary Journal WE START OFF OUR STORIES WITH VAGUE...

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Oct 31, 20106 min read

BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA Originally published in the In Posse Review in August of 2010 "But what do you think?" "What do you mean, what do I think? I think we're living 8 hours away from each other for the next two years." "Lex, you don't have to sound so negative you know." "I don't mean to be, I'm just being realistic about it is all." "It's just that I'm not sure I really get the sense from you that you want to do this ." "Look at this ." "What?" "This, all of this , e

Creative Writing

Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW, MFA

Aug 9, 20105 min read