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Shot Through the Heart and Who is to Blame?
Saint Romero of the Americas, Eating Pupusas and Raising Funds in San Salvador In 2015, I still...
A Latino Supports Trump’s Super PAC
Espionage, immigration reform, and whiskey (9/40) Photo by Sharon Yanai on Unsplash — This is not...
A Loogie On Your Face
On Issues of Form, Content and Feedback Fernando Londono was addressing Colombia’s congress when a...
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...
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The library, Its Needles, Shards, and Empty Benches
Parenting and navigating the dangers of knowledge. Toys found at the Library Park. Wholesome fun for all. Petaluma, CA. May, 2024. Photo by author. Something mysterious is happening in the city I...
Lost in ‘La Hijueputa’ Translation
Can Translation Ever Capture the Ineffability of Language Soul? Photo by Tania Mirón on Unsplash I sat down to watch the acclaimed “Griselda” on Netflix, and it felt so good to hear the Colombian...
Contracting the Womb’s Real Estate
A warm summer morning and the beginning of a home birth. (Home Birth: Part 1) Photo by Pineapple Supply Co. on Unsplash It was a warm summer morning; I was sleeping on the living room futon so I...