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Our Man in Oaxaca: Come the Second Rainy Season
Come the Second Rainy Season July 13, 2023 The Mexican heatwave has finally broke. Daytime highs drop to a comfortable 79 or 80. Moreover, the […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: On Food
On Food July 20, 2023 “Oaxaca cheese is tasteless, it feels like ‘rubba,’” says Brid, my Australian neighbor. Kangaroo man has a point. This cultured […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: The Carmine Age of Oaxaca
The Carmine Age of Oaxaca July 28, 2023 My grandson Theo wakes up at dawn and is ready to eat, while his parents are more […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: El Tule
El Tule August 3, 2023 “Two thousand years ago…this whole area was lush, embedded in a swamp; now it is arid semidesert for much of […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Forever Anonymous
Source Forever Anonymous August 25, 2023 “There is a world beyond ours, a world that is far away, nearby and invisible.” Maria Sabina Magdalena OUR […]
Our Man in Chiapas: The Art of Losing
The Art of Losing June 20, 2021 “The art of losing isn’t hard to master.” Elizabeth Bishop I think of this poem that I read […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Barrio Guadalupe
Barrio Guadalupe June 24, 2021 The explosions started hours before dawn on June 24th. From every direction, the booms continue through the day as if […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Barrio Santa Lucia
Barrio Santa Lucia July 4, 2021 “Spanish bombs in Santa Lucia are flying in on the DC-10 tonight.” Of course I know the actual words […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Soberano
Soberano July 7, 2021 Mexico’s 32nd state has a revealing name—el Estado Libre y Soberano (Free and Sovereign) de Chiapas. This title became codified after […]