On Full Moons & Mornings
Guatemala, North AmericaThe drums pounded late into the night. I sat on the porch in the deep darkness feeling the heat of […]
Imelda’s weavings: On making a difference for one family
Guatemala, North America, TravelogueFrom the moment I stepped off of the boat, I’ve been looking for her. On every walk through the village […]
The Giant Kites of Sumpango: on the power of hearts to make things fly
Guatemala, Travelogue“No where else in the world can you see this, ladies and gentlemen! Only here, in Sumpango, Sacatapequez, can you […]
San Marcos La Laguna: Good morning, from our house to yours
Guatemala, North AmericaIt is morning and the house is quiet. Steam, rising from my teacup, uncurls and stretches white fingers between the […]
Adventures in the Air: United flight 1429 from Guatemala City to Newark “Liberty” International, October 19, 2014
Guatemala, North America, Travelogue, United StatesI’ve been on a lot of flights. I used to travel for my work, so have seen better than the […]
Only Mostly Dead: In which I am declared deceased
Canada, North America, TravelogueIt is an unsettling thing to be declared dead. She peered at me over the rim of her metallic turquoise […]
On beach birds, and stories, and analog life… and also a poem
North America, United StatesI wish I knew what those birds are… the ones signing in the palm tree beneath the balcony that sound […]
Back to school in Indiana & why I can’t write
Education, Travelogue, United StatesCan I make a confession? It’s hard for me to write in the mid-west. There are several reasons for this, […]
The American West: Big trees, big rocks, big holes, little thoughts
North America, Travelogue, United StatesIn the American west I remember how big the world is. How insignificant I am on her skin. What a […]
San Francisco: On friends, poetry & breaking and entering (among other things!)
North America, Travelogue, United StatesOur little apartment is not in a great part of town. We’re upstairs from a hispanic daycare that seems to […]