May 19, 2020
Contagion
“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” This Confucian apothegm has been like a pebble in my shoe since I read the AP item…
January 26, 2019
Sólido Entre Nosotros
’S official, I’m in recovery. Just canceled “Scheduled” under “Saved.” No more Nicolle, no more Chris and Chris, no more Rachel, no more---this, for…
August 15, 2018
Barefoot Boy
I was listening to music and mulling billiard balls, both to a small involuntary shiver that I hoped wasn’t the first stage of the malaria paroxysm.…
May 28, 2018
Body and Soul
“The soul is in every part of your body that is alive.” That’s Sister Benigna’s voice over Amy Winehouse’s: My days have grown so lonely For you I…