Books that made 2018 even better.
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Teotihuacán
Exploring a city that preceded the Aztecs.
Five Mystery Books for Long Flights
Five books that will get you through that long flight.
Where the Wild Books Are
“Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.” —Virginia Woolf Aging and decay are characteristics that generally have a negative connotation. The first is a consequence of the passing of time; the second one, … Continue reading Where the Wild Books Are
Nightmares
That two paths run parallel without ever crossing That I look down at my shoes right when you pass me by, looking up because rain’s starting to fall or That the same rain becomes a rainstorm and you can’t leave to meet me later That we don’t take the same elevator just for seconds and … Continue reading Nightmares
Psalm Twenty-One
"Es que un mundo todo vivo tiene la fuerza de un Infierno." —Clarice Lispector, La pasión según G.H. "There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, 'Consume me'." —Virginia Woolf, The Waves To be consumed by a bolt of lightning dramatically yet effortlessly To be caught praying … Continue reading Psalm Twenty-One
Hay Fever
"An hour, once it lodges in the queer element of the human spirit, may be stretched to fifty or a hundred times its clock length; on the other hand, an hour may be accurately represented on the timepiece of the mind by one second." –Virginia Woolf, Orlando We sit on the grass, we … Continue reading Hay Fever
Four Seasons
I. I don't walk down the same streets or drink coffee from the same cafés or look up at the same clouds there were no stars … Continue reading Four Seasons
