In this video, I perform snippets from my essay, “Buying Sushi in Dubling at 3 in the Morning.”
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Buying Sushi in Dublin at Three in the Morning
I was in Dublin this last summer, and if you think Ireland is super Duper white, then you would be...
A Crumpled Last Will and Testament
What stands behind picture-perfect parenting “When you die, can I get your PlayStation 4?” I asked...
Corten Steel Memories
Photo Essay: Seattle, Salvadorian Coffee & Cynicism I ordered the Salvadorian drip when I...
UnFinished Business – Video
I performed this piece at the Mystic Theatre last year during West Side Story’s annual Grand Slam....
Under the shade of coconut trees
I bought happiness at a farmer's market in Kauai for seven dollars. It only lasted a few minutes —...
The World Needs to Know How Chicken is Cooked
The Zigzagging Adventures of Undercooking Chicken Someone asked how do you like your chicken? It’s...
Dynamite For Our Old Wounds
A Colombian New Year’s Tradition ‘El año viejo” was a tradition I grew up with in Colombia. A...
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...
That Night Before St. Patrick’s Day in Downtown Petaluma
A few months before my wedding, my wife’s cousins arranged for a limo bus to pick 25 of us up on...
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.
Under the Shade of Coconut Trees
Reminiscing on roots and drinking coconut water in Colombia. Roots, memories, personal essays.
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