WRITING

Stories, Reflections & Books

Writing is one of the ways I make sense of what life is teaching me — about God, healing, leadership, family, and the long road home to ourselves.

Here you’ll find my books, a selection of essays by theme, and a first look at what I’m working on next.

BOOKS

My Books

Cover of Alpha Couples

Alpha CouplesBuild a Powerful Marriage Like a BossWritten with my wife, Zaira, for ambitious, dual-career couples. We share how we manage careers, money, time, and marriage as true partners, and why leadership starts at home.Get it on Amazon →
Cover of Zandunga: The Taíno Warrior

ZandungaThe Taíno WarriorA bilingual children’s book, in English and Spanish, about our Taíno ancestors. I wrote it for my daughter, and it was the first book I read to her on her first day of life.Get it on Amazon →
Cover of Book of the Maze

Book of the MazeA Spiritual MemoirMy own path through the maze of life, from a boy in the Bronx with many names to the night everything dissolved into oneness. A living book, still being written. Free to read here.Read the book →

ESSAYS

Reflections by Theme

Spirit & Awakening

One Spirit, One UniverseA kitchen-table conversation with my sisters about the one spirit at the essence of our existence.The Illusion of Choice: How Your Conscious Mind Deceives YouYour brain decides before you know it. What that says about consciousness, choice, and who is really in charge.Trusting Your Intuition: The Silent Power of Our Subconscious MindNot every decision fits a framework. Why I teach leaders to listen to the quiet voice underneath the analysis.

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Sacred Medicine

Cohoba: Rediscovering Taíno Psychedelics and Plant MedicineI grew up assuming my Taíno ancestors were gone. Learning about their sacred plant medicine changed how I see where I come from.The Medicines That Change UsEach medicine has its own personality, rhythm, and way of teaching. What to understand before stepping into this world.

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Leadership & Purpose

Why Your Side Quests Matter: What 21 Years in the Army and a Video Game Taught Me About PurposeI’ve briefed generals and built a snow cone business in 30 days. What a video game taught me about purpose.How I Built This: Building a Snow Cone Business in 30 DaysMy raw, unedited journal from the night I had the idea to our first sale 30 days later.Why I Quit My PhD, and Why I Went Back and Finished ItI walked away when I realized I was chasing a title to prove my worth. Years later, I went back and finished on my own terms.

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Family & Heritage

Are Taínos Native American? Remembering the indigenous people of the CaribbeanRemembering the Indigenous people of the Caribbean, and why their story isn’t over.Weekly Update: Saying Goodbye to Lieutenant Colonel SolanoA three-day celebration, and why leaving the Army felt like a funeral and a birth at the same time.Weekly Update: Three Kids. No Child Care. A Powerful Lesson.A month after retiring, three kids under four, and a powerful lesson about what “time off” really means.

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COMING SOON

The Book of Yeshua

Cover of The Book of Yeshua, Part One: Awakening, by Robert Solano

I’m writing a book about Yeshua, the teacher most people know as Jesus, as I’ve come to know him: the teacher beneath centuries of institutions, doctrines, and arguments. The man who sat at tables with people others rejected, who spoke about lilies and seeds, mercy and forgiveness, and who kept turning people back toward love.

It’s the book I’ve been living toward for most of my life. Join the Sunday Letter to follow along as it comes together, and be the first to know when it’s ready.

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The Sunday Letter

Once a week, I share something I’ve been thinking about, learning, questioning, or trying to live more fully.

Sometimes it is about spirituality. Sometimes leadership, plant medicine, family, Yeshua, service, or simply something life has been teaching me that week.

No grand answers. Just a letter from one person on the path to another.


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