INCOMING Every year, prevailing winds from the east sweep over the equator bringing storms and wreaking havoc. Those same winds enabled colonisers and traders to …
Read Full StoryDriving the PCH: Papi’s Coast Highway
Hitting the Road Until he picked up golf much later in life, my father seemed happiest behind the wheel of a car. It didn’t matter …
Read Full StoryThe Conflict in Ukraine & the Ugly Side of Empathy
“But they weren’t children like the ones we are used to seeing suffering on television, these were blond and blue-eyed… that’s really important.” These were, …
Read Full StoryValparaíso: A Song for Gina (Part 3)
FROM FACT TO FICTION: This work of fiction was inspired by a real place, events, and people.
Read Full StoryValparaíso: A Song for Gina (Part 2)
FROM FACT TO FICTION: This work of fiction was inspired by a real place, events, and people.
Read Full StoryValparaíso: A Song for Gina
FROM FACT TO FICTION: This work of fiction was inspired by a real place, events, and people.
Read Full StoryThe Reason for Discouragement: Verses from Mexico
La Razon del Desanimo (English translation below) Ingenuos creyentes del paraíso abonamos al infierno, adheridos a los sentidos como único camino. Hemos convertido al mundo …
Read Full StoryA Twenty-Year-Old Letter from London: Memories, Midlife, and the Millennium
Let me paint you a scene — it is still one of my favourites in the world: I am sitting in the Royal Festival Hall …
Read Full StoryPapi’s Puzzles: Love, Loss, & Logic
My father did the crossword every evening when he came home from work. I think solving puzzles helped him wash away the day. He’d fold …
Read Full StorySandcastles by the Seine: A Fable of Love and Longing
This was supposed to be the beginning of the beginning. But I don’t know where to start. Ten years ago? London. A dark …
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