Month: January 2019

a recent commercial for Big Brother/Big Sister reminded me of this story I wrote for Mother Earth News Miguel studied the fruit and vegetables laid out on the planks of a make-shift roadside stand. He glanced at the money box with the ‘thank you’ card taped on its side and the stack of re-useable bags … Continue reading City Food/Country Food

An Australian lad has to cut his 'gap year' short  There was a shoe—or maybe more like a boot—careening in the wave-wash far below. It was hard to tell from the fourth floor of the hotel where my wife and I had been effectively imprisoned by a three-day blow. A northerly, I was told. Not … Continue reading Isla Mujeres

a grandmother tells her grandson how to endure a long plane ride A man in the row ahead of them looked over the top of the seat and glared at Milo. “Quit kicking the seat, okay?” he demanded in the form of a question. “This is a thirteen-hour flight…” he added through lowered brows and … Continue reading Hibernating

Random thoughts on staying in line…here and abroad In Italy, there was a pedestal in the middle of Piazza Emanuelle, where a policeman stood to ostensibly control traffic. At times, I would take a cappuccino to an outdoor table just to watch the conductor of the day orchestrate the flow of circular traffic. Whistle in … Continue reading Mind the Queue