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Candlelight Bridge, A Novel
In 1910, Candelaria Rivera and Yankee Wong flee a rising storm of revolution and loss in their far-flung countries of Mexico and China. Their two stories collide in America’s borderlands. Candlelight Bridge is not a romance but a tale of grudging partners struggling to survive the American Dream.
Praise for Candlelight Bridge
—Eleanor Parker Sapia, multi-award-winning author of A Decent Woman, a Novel
—Erika Krouse, author of Tell Me Everything
—Lisa Brackmann, NYT best-selling author of Rock Paper Tiger
Cara, The Storyteller
“Telling true personal stories is the most powerful force for good I’ve found. The more we share our stories, the more we recognize our common humanity, the beauty in our differences, and the community we all yearn for.” —Cara Lopez Lee
Cara is a winner of The Moth StorySLAM, and is featured in many true personal storytelling shows, including Risk, Tell It, and Strong Words. You’ll find her most anticipated shows on her Events Page, but to keep up with all her events, please follow @CaraLopezLee on Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter.
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L.A. Freeway Fail – Cara Live at The Moth StorySLAM
I grew up in Los Angeles, so I was sure that driving was in my blood. It was not. This became ridiculously clear one long and scary night in L.A. I shared this story at The Moth StorySLAM, in the city where it all went down:
Events
2024
Jingle Tales & Tunes
The Colony Theatre Company
555 North 3rd Street
Burbank, CA
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2025
Monday, January 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Rant & Rave: ICE
Rogue Machine Theatre
7657 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
Ticket link coming…
Rant & Rave isn’t as much a storytelling night as it is six writer-performers delivering a series of funny, freaky, or fraught emotional gut punches all centered around one topic. For this episode, we’ll all be sharing our personal rants, raves and/or confessions on the subject of Ice.
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