Rivers forming treelike figures on the desert of Baja California.
Photograph by Adriana Franco
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"A preconceived notion, a movement of thought,
brings us to assume what in fact, is not.
First glance, first touch, impressions are made,
carried over time 'til the truth is mislaid.
We’re not always at fault, to think it all true,
misconceptions are misconceptions to correct me and you.
Like Pop Rocks, candy so deceivingly sweet,
Add magic, it becomes a feisty, sparkly treat!
Oh, these little notions, what great things they hide!
The wonderful, quirky, tall person inside!
So it begins, an introduction to me,
I stand 5'2, but feel 6'3.

Rivers forming treelike figures on the desert of Baja California.
Photograph by Adriana Franco
Rivers forming treelike figures on the desert of Baja California. Photograph by Adriana Franco