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Costa Rica
Breakfast in the forest We awaken to the trumpet like blare of peacocks (an alternative to the more clichéd rooster), the rustling of...
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May 11, 20214 min read
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Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “C”
THE LETTER “C” Cross legged and cozy in a corner of my closet, I compose and choreograph compelling encounters for the charming, cool and...
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May 7, 20211 min read
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The End
The key jiggles in the lock when he gets home from work. In her mind Elsa knows how the scene should play out. The dutiful wife runs to...
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May 4, 20213 min read
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CHAPTER II – CONNECTIONS
A bulky builder with huge working hands, fingers thick as sausages and cracked skin (the sort of hands that Tina Modotti would...
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Apr 30, 20216 min read
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What happened?! Considerations on COVID
We all seem to be waiting for a global reawakening. We sure could use some universal adaptability and empathy. Mostly, I believe, we have...
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Apr 27, 20212 min read
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Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “A”
THE LETTER “A” A rguably, we should have seen it coming. I’ll accept half the blame. To accurately assess the situation, we needed to...
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Apr 23, 20211 min read
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Go your own way
Let what is meaningful to you, be your guide We scribble in our journals, paint, sketch, write poetry and music, we sculpt and craft and...
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Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “M”
THE LETTER “M” Mortadella and Swiss cheese sandwiches distinguisehd that memorable summer of 1989 from all others. It was a time of manic...
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Apr 16, 20211 min read
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The librarian
As long as I can remember there were books. In the beginning, picture books alphabet books and pop up books. Much later (High School and...
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Apr 13, 20215 min read
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The first novel ever written
words from the 11th century I don’t know about you, but I tend to read according to my mood (dark, optimistic, anxious, in need of a...
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Apr 9, 20213 min read
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