Ingrid Holm-Garibay
Non-fiction Author/Writer Ingrid I. Holm-Garibay currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As a child from a Mexican M.D. and a German Airline Pilot she had the opportunity to travel with her parents to many destinations and discovered her love and passion for literature at an early age, becoming an avid reader.
She started her literary work at the age of thirteen years old with a Family Newsletter.
In Junior High School, she founded: E.T.I.C. #125 School Newsletter.
She collaborated with bulletins, columns, and articles for the Vocacional #2 High School Newsletter, México City, México.
At the National Polytechnic College she became Co-Editor, Co-publisher of IPN Newspaper in México City, México.
In 1985 she publisher her first book: El Pais de los Enanos (Country of Dwarfs) and after a short lived success it was banned for political reasons. Later on that year, along with a group of twelve other visionaries she founded the first alternative publication in México: Orbit Newspaper, where she served as Publisher and Co-Editor.
In 1987 she published: El Pais de Nunca Jamás (The Never Ever Country) also banned for political reasons. This book, along with her newspaper and other publications prompted the Mexican government to send her into exile to Spain in 1987. She moved to Paris, France the same year.
In 1988 she relocated to Hamburg, Germany a city she loves and adopted as her home town.
Her desire to write and published in English made her immigrate to Chicago, Illinois in 1991 where she worked for LAMBDA Publications. She contributed with columns, articles, reports, photos, and bulletins for: En La Vida, Nightlines, Blacklines, and Outlines Newspapers.
The beauty, benign weather, and freedom of the Mojave desert compelled her to move to the Las Vegas Valley in 1998 and in time it became her home. In Southern Nevada she has worked in different trades, but notably as a Co-Chair for the Las Vegas EMA Ryan White Title I Planning Council and as a member of the Ticket to Work/Medicaid Infrastructure Advisory Group.
She created: Metamorphosis, the Newsletter for the Marian Residence for Senior Women during her working experience with Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. She has collaborated with articles and letters with several publications such as the Saint Therese Center Newsletter, Henderson, Nevada, LUCES Newsletter, City Life, Las Vegas Weekly Newspapers, A&U, and POZ Magazine, New York, New York.
In October 2010 she published her newest book: Letters from Frank: An American Terrorist's Life and it is successfully available worldwide with Amazon, Google Books and Dorrance Publishing CO., Inc. Etc.
Ingrid is a visionary, idealist, and activist who considers herself a citizen of the world and she is currently working on her next three books: Miss Ingrid: The Best of Both Worlds, The Philosophy of the Phoenix, and Ingrid's Collection of Essays.
For more information visit www.ingridbooks.com where you can subscribe to Ingrid News comment on her Blog and ask her questions.
“In a marriage or relationship, when people hurt each other physically and morally, the respect is lost and that's the end, because without respect and love for one another there's nothing, it's time to split.”
“To be dedicated carries the meaning that you are given to a desired discipline.”
“A new creation may look simple and you may say that anyone could have done it, but the fact is that you did not make it first.”
“Before you try to fix anyone else's problems, find the solution for your own.”
“Hang out with wolves and you will learn to howl.”
“Love is the only game we all have played and lost at some point.”
“Preconceived ideas are very hard to undo, it is much better to know nothing at all when meeting someone new.”
“Do not rush when you read, a book has no expiration date.”
“Death penalty for those who don't get to be old.”
“Always write with property, because how you write is who you are and what is written will remain written.”
“If you grant someone a small loan and you never see that person again, consider absolutely worth the payment for his disappearance from your life.”
“Never ignore your inner voice, hunches, or sixth sense. They are calling you for a reason and the avoidance can be catastrophic.”
“We are the stars of our own world and we are also actors who take small parts in the outside world, yet a few others take big parts doing something spectacular to become famous or infamous.”
“No matter how gorgeous the person is, we have to keep our feet on the ground and be down-to-earth in order to keep our sanity and not fall into the abyss.”
“Hate is a very strong, four letter word and when we erase it from our vocabulary improves our lives substantially.”
“Revenge generates violence that deepens our wounds, but forgiveness heals them.”
“Hope is what fuels the light at the end of the tunnel.”
“There are different eras in our lives when we need a break from marriage or a relationship and some others when we need a break from loneliness.”
“A divided country is an easy target for terrorists.”
“If you are a person who contributes something new to the realm of human knowledge, I will be the first one to stand and applaud.”
“Many people constantly talk about their rights, but citizenship also comes with duties.”
“To hold back is to cheat yourself of the total experience.”
“Parents do not have the right to hurt their children.”
“The truth and reality are what I always write in my books, essays, and quotes; that I may err is possible, but it will be on the side of caution.”
“Your real joy must be in your job or occupation, where you spend most of your time and you should work in what you love or like the most.”
“As a Writer, I simply make statements concerning my life, what I have experienced and some of the conclusions I have come to. You may take what you like and leave the rest.”
“I came to realize that there is a special reason for me to be alive; my musings, my books, and my legacy.”
“A terrorist always dies blasted by his own petard.”
“Quality over quantity is absolutely a truth in everything worthy.”
“If the things of worth in life were easy to create, anyone would achieve them.”
“You will always be human and subject to the emotions and frailties of the flesh.”
“Loneliness, the uninvited dilemma. You are born alone and you will die alone.”
“It is always much better to try your best and fail, than not trying at all.”
“Things ain't going to go good all the time, when things go bad, look around and see who is still there.”
“Life is a game where the important thing is not to win or to lose, but to keep playing.”
“I we want peace, let's work for justice.”