Almost three weeks ago now was the Atlanta shooting, in which eight people (including six Asian women) were killed at massage parlors. The shooter, Robert Aaron Long, was later described by acquaintances as quiet and extremely religious. He called himself a sex addict and claimed that he wanted to eliminate temptation, and he might have … Continue reading Forlorn Cucumber Cold Noodles

This week I watched the one-man show Traga-me A Cabeça de Lima Barreto, as it was performed by Hilton Cobra in 2018. Like O Avesso da Pele, it has to do with perspective after death, but rather than a son reflecting on his father, it involves a soul reflecting on its own lived experiences. More … Continue reading Emotional-Bandage Paella

Our woefully still extant mid-October Columbus Day, which in recent years has been transforming into Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is celebrated in Spain as Día de la Raza, or “Day of the Spanish Race,” or in my school district, “Festa Nacional de España,” (“Spain Day”) both of which are alarming but at least correctly and honestly … Continue reading Junk Glass Risotto