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Sandcastles by the Seine: A Fable of Love and Longing

France Marga OrtigasOctober 9, 2017 Prose

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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Kenampa: A Journey Back Home to the Amazon

Javari Valley Rafael PieroniOctober 3, 2017 People Places

Paulo Cesar would rather stay with his people. He would rather not have electricity, nor running water in a furnished house. He would rather keep …

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Not In My Name

Germany Carsten StormerSeptember 26, 2017 Places

Both of my grandfathers fought in World War 2.  One of them was a proud Nazi who thought of Hitler as Germany’s savior.  Both my …

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“Sami del Samwich” and Surviving the Colombian Drug Cartels: (Part 3)

Colombia Marga OrtigasSeptember 22, 2017 People

Part 1: Genesis Part 2: Exodus Ecclesiastes Samuél Vásquez Martín checked his watch.  It got dark earlier than expected as storm clouds loomed where the …

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“Sami del Samwich” and Surviving the Colombian Drug Cartels: (Part 2)

Colombia Marga OrtigasSeptember 18, 2017 People

Part 1: Genesis The Exodus Samuél Vásquez Martín, aka Sami, was eventually offered what he saw as his ticket out of the drug-cartel-dominated world in …

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“Sami del Samwich” and Surviving the Colombian Drug Cartels: (Part 1)

Colombia Marga OrtigasSeptember 14, 2017 People Places

He blended into the crowd quite effortlessly. Not too tall, not too big. Not too loud, and not at all brash. It was easy to …

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Seeing Red in the Glittering World: Reflections of Truth, Beauty, & the Divine in the Arizona Desert

Arizona Marga OrtigasAugust 25, 2017 Places

Long ago, when First Man and First Woman emerged from the Earth, the goddess Spider Woman taught them how to weave.  She constructed a loom …

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Håfa Adai: Dispatch From The Pacific Island Where America’s Day Begins

Guam Marga OrtigasAugust 12, 2017 Places

FRONTLINE The trek through the forest was not an easy one.  It was hot, and humid; rocky, and steep.  The terrain, though beautiful, was punishing …

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When I Grow Up, I Want to be Cuban

Cuba Alfredo de LaraAugust 4, 2017 People

As the child of Cuban exiles, the story of my roots was explained in the past tense, and illustrated in fading black and white family …

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Marawi

the Philippines Angela CasauayJuly 27, 2017 Places Prose

By the side of Lake Lanao strips of dodol hang by a thread wrapped in cellophane and corn husks like body bags strewn together loosely unlike the …

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