Christmas Light
…recently illuminated sky while the sellers of nativity scene pieces wonder why the man in Rome has decided against the donkey and ox. Civil servants check their accounts now and…
Spreading the Word
You can find a piece of mine on my adopted hometown in June’s edition of The Inland Magazine here in Spain. If you click the above link you can download…
Where words go to die
What if a single word could bury truth, silence history, or even rewrite memory? In my latest piece for SUR in English, I uncover how the Spanish political class is…
A Nestorian Epiphany in El Pais
A successful Chinese Buddhist businesswoman who professes her devotion to a 15th century crucifixtion figure gives birth to a Nestorian satori in my first piece blogging for El Pais. Of…
Christmas Tales
…of Men. Click over to the original piece in Spanish or read the English version below. Tambien se puede ver el original en castellano abajo en PDF. Fingers of white…
Bring on the Buddha
…the original Spanish piece here or the English below. Tambien se puede ver el original en castellano abajo en PDF. I first caught a glimpse of it beyond the dormant fields…
Reading the Surface: An Interview in the Regional Newspaper
I was interviewed recently for a summer piece the regional paper focusing on foreigners living in Extremadura. For reasons of space, they had to cut out a lot of my replies….
Book Bans, Thought Police, and the Dangerous Power of the Pause
…about freedom of thought and the growing lists of what we’re “not supposed” to read, say, or even think. 📰 Read the full piece here: The lists we keep, and…
Corona Kids
I began my new op-ed column, ‘Camino a Ítaca‘ today with a piece about the plight of kids under the COVID-19 lockdown here in Spain. Click over to the…
Returning to Jasper National Park: A Secret Key to Writing About Home
…on rediscovering the places that built you. It’s a pleasure to visit Jasper. It’s a privilege to be trusted to write about its backyard. 📖 Read the full piece here:…