On Issues of Form, Content and Feedback Fernando Londono was addressing Colombia’s congress when a...
A Loogie On Your Face
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Politics
Becoming a Feminist in a Masculine World
Where is Waldo’s Tip? “I am not your audience,” my wife snapped. “I don’t think those jokes...
The Space Between a Cough and Compassion
During the pandemic, I flew back to the Bay Area, and I sat next to a woman with a terrible and...
Bathrooms for All… Except for Babies
In California, we have bathrooms designed to help people with physical disabilities. It is weird...
The Upper-Cut of Hate
My wife and I were one of those freaks that use to go Disney without kids. One time we were...
Duck Dynasty and Dancing with the Stars
Open your beak or we are all cooked Downtown Petaluma, California. Photo by author....
Nietzsche On Love and Leadership
I extend my arm towards my wife, give her a thumbs-up, and tell her, “I married well!” She hates...
Why Do We Want to Act Like Trees?
Vignettes of conversations I overheard jazz musicians have when I worked as a translator at a festival. Exploring the concept of roots and an inclusive future.
Don’t Die Like Colombo
Expectations from our fellow race members My wife says I talk too much about race and she...
Travel in the Time of Corona
The power of visual storytelling to heal our division As probably many of you know, the South...
Golf Cart Beezies
The sexist world of insults When you play golf, a cart goes around selling alcohol, water,...
Hunting for Black Caulk
"Your presentation skills are great, and you have deep product knowledge. But you have an accent."...
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A Latino in an Ascot Drinking Hot Cocoa
The makings of a friendship and a coffee shop during the pandemic View from Grand Central Coffee Shop. Petaluma, CA. Photo by author. No Latino in the history of humanity has ever pulled an ascot....
A Plate of Red Bean Soup and My Parents’ Animosity Towards Each Other
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A Gun in the Bum, a Bomb on a Horse and a Colombian Prayer
The Refuge of Thirst, Exhaustion and Laughter During Uncertain Times Photo by Anette Bratteberg on Unsplash I was probably never as cool as when I dated Isabella — a divorced journalist with tattoos...