I have been reading a lot about love and hope this semester. Struck by the bravery of love, the resistance of hope. The power of compassion, the necessity for collective...
I have been reading a lot about love and hope this semester. Struck by the bravery of love, the resistance of hope. The power of compassion, the necessity for collective...
I often tend to offer a series of well-developed arguments, touting Parisian pride and snobbishness. Not as to justify either, but rather to turn in as a trait of an elegantly...
Contemplating how to write this personal essay, I asked myself, is there a poetic way to recall how a 20-year-old died in his sleep? One sentence: “Miguel passed away,” would...
Sometimes when it gets busy, I stop thinking. I just rattle off the standard greeting to each new table. My mind already has skipped to whether or not I’ve already...
Venezuela has been purposefully misunderstood to fit within frameworks. This a position that can be held regarding any country considered outside of traditional Western culture and history.
A tent city. Sidewalks crammed. A pop-up colony of geometric domes. Gray stretch plastic structures. All generously donated. Each tagged with an American flag. Stars and stripes on guard duty.
A tense conversation breaks the silence. In a darkened theatre only two people can be heard on stage, but no one is seen. Not Jerry Graham – a part-time observer...
Halloween is fast approaching. I am a half-chewed bone and it is a salivating hound running me down. It is a besotted pigeon and I'm a dry, dry breadcrumb. So...
Cruising through another post-pandemic day. I stopped counting. Another 24 marked with measured caution. Resembles life on another planet. Or inhabiting an ever-evolving cosmos.
Since George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, relations have been strained between the historic NATO allies. The U.S. and her European partners are at odds over most items on their...
