I’m toying with the idea of becoming a great philosopher. And why not? Reason is, I figure if I speak the truth, in addition to repeating the great truths, nobody will listen to me and they will finally leave me alone. Turns out the truth, what was once the only thing people cared about, metaphysically […]
“Want to know what else?” Dale was acting like he had a surprise for all of them. There was a general bobbing of heads. “One of her biggest and best teachers will be Cuco.” Nobody said a word and all were expecting him to explain. “He just knows so much and she’s with him all […]
“Good tobacco, Spanish guitar, homemade bread and Maria’s voice. That’s what floats my boat.” Antonio had just finished listing the things he liked in life, after I asked him what he wanted for Christmas. From the sequel to In the land of Fire (unpublished).
A Pacific Rookery There is the place where penguins choose to meet and mate and hatch their eggs and raise their young of late. It’s a nice place, a Pacific rookery with a splendid ocean view. It’s not dry, but for a penguin, it’s the best place for their young to debut. Here, the rollers […]
Dragón ¿Cómo hacer para besar una doncella? Se preguntaba el dragón enamorado. Fácil, según algunos que dicen cualquier cosa con tal de ser escuchados. Pero, no tan así nomás si uno es dragón adolescente En ese caso, es toda una función un dilema —Cada vez que beso una, termina como pan tostado, su […]
“Speaking of the wind, a few months ago, Antonio had suggested that I pay attention to it, and not just to its ferocity or coldness, but to its musical qualities as well. At the time it caught me by surprise. I had never once thought of wind as music, but he did, and so I […]
“Things are complicated enough, and it’s only our fault that we keep forgetting that. The fact is that life is part of Nature, and Mother Nature, like all good women, is complicated. There’s nothing simple about her. Take the weather for instance. Nothing to it? Well, think again. Any kind of weather no matter where […]