Or the hazards of avoiding homework to daydream (35/40) “The Riddle” was my nickname in fifth...
Life
I Was Grounded Most of My Childhood, A Month at a Time
Flunking at being a robot in Catholic School (33/40) It all would’ve been fine if the school...
The First Man I Saw With a Tattoo or of the Ubiquitousness of Ink
Ink Like Commitments Part III (26/40) I remember the first time I saw a man with tattoos. I stood...
I Choose to Identify as This Even Though I’m Not It
Paperwork to convince myself of my ambivalence (23/40) I, for one, love that people can identify...
Motown, Fixing Haircuts and the Frailty of Life
Chronicles of a Difficult Haircut Part 3-Final (15/40) I was in Cotati, a town ten minutes away...
Tight Shorts and Swimming Against All Odds
Chronicles of a difficult haircut Part II (14/40) Photo by Trevor McKinnon on Unsplash “It is...
I Almost Paid a Barber with an Illegal Annual Supply of Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Chronicles of a Bad Haircut Part I (13/40) One of the continuing struggles of my life has been...
The Real Reason People Travel in the U.S.
A new “We Have a Real Problem!” Column is Out “She had a yeast infection, but for several weeks,...
The Unknown Dangers of Having a Home Birth
The sight of danger in my backyard (6/40) “Okay. Well, that’s not what you want.” I muttered to...
An Armadillo Goes to the Ocean
Aging, Losing Patience and Barrelling Through Life (2/40) Photo by Aldo Hernandez on Unsplash When...
40 Days, 40 Stories, 40 Years
Intro to an Existential Challenge (1/40) Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash A friend of mine wrote...
Trading roots for a genuinely inclusive future
My childhood friend, Juan David, and I shared a love for old salsa and jazz. When he was hired to...
Recent Articles
Ketchup and Boogers for Lunch
Parenting and the ever-elusive art of non-meddling Photo by Fernando Andrade on Unsplash My wife, Justine, told me once, when our first daughter wasn’t yet potty-trained, that she didn’t know what...
I Wrote the Greatest American Novel of All Times
But I lost it to a criminal in San Diego San Diego, CA. April, 2014. Photo by author. When I first moved to San Diego, I crashed on Samu’s couch. Samu is my brother-in-law, but at that time, he was...
Monkey Butt Is a Real Condition
Sightseeing Downtown Austin on an Uncomfortable Seat Texas, Austin. April, 2024. All Photos by Author. Don't you feel like when you go to a new city but only go to the hotel from the airport and...