Travel
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Spanish
I love the sound of Spanish in all its forms. As spoken by a resident of Madrid, Mexico City, San Juan, Puerto Rico, the South Bronx, or East Los Angeles. According to Ehlion Language Consultancy, “Spanish is the official language… Continue reading
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New York New York: Driving Me Crazy
I recently spent twelve days in New York, the city where I was born, attending a family memorial and doing research for several writing projects. This is the first of several essays I am writing to help me understand what… Continue reading
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New York New York: Loud
I recently spent twelve days in New York, the city where I was born, attending a family memorial and doing research for several writing projects. This is the first of several essays I am writing to help me understand what… Continue reading
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Sand Water Sky
On June 25, 1984, at 12:01 a.m., after what seemed like a forever trip from Washington, D.C., I landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to begin my 41 years of life to date in Southern California, and man, it’s… Continue reading
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random poems
random #710excavating memories for lessonsfor explanationsfor guidancefor a reason why all of thisis what it is. for how and why i got herefor some guide totoday and tomorrowand some time in the futurewhen you/me can’t rememberanymoreor want to. random #2595we… Continue reading
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untitled random poems
untitled (random #710)excavating memories for lessonsfor explanations, for guidancefor a reason why all of thisit’s what it is. for how and why i got here. for some guide totoday. and tomorrow. and sometime in the futurewhen you/me can’t rememberanymore.or want… Continue reading
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What I Learned from my Recent Birthday Weekend
I recently celebrated my seventy-sixth birthday (76) by heading down and back up the coast to and from San Diego. It was two brief days, but I came home with some wonderful lessons. Often, doing nothing is good for the… Continue reading
