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Travel
Is the Cancun Airport an Airport? Or a Zoo?
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A Latino Supports Trump’s Super PAC
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The Real Reason People Travel in the U.S.
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Celebrating New Year’s Day by the Beach
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An Armadillo Goes to the Ocean
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The Frailty of a Landing: A dangerous time to be airborne
The airplane was one foot off the ground from the Harry Reid International Airport runway when it...
Video Performance: My Girls Did Not Know What to Do with Jet Lag
In this video, I perform snippets from my essay, “Buying Sushi in Dubling at 3 in the Morning.”
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
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UnFinished Business – Video
I performed this piece at the Mystic Theatre last year during West Side Story’s annual Grand Slam....
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