In July 2019, I started walking the city of Madrid. 2019 — which, if we’d only known it, was the … More
Category: Grist for the Mill
Winter Coat
Little yappy dogs in pastel knitted sweaters; whip-thin trembling galgos wearing the dog-equivalent of down vests; stocky pugs in hoodies, … More
Big Thief
Sitting in the café, I joked: Understanding what’s going on is overrated but I was whistling in the wind. I … More
Pubs, Winter 2022 Edition
The beach house has a terrible name, half pun, half innuendo — hearing it, you can’t help but roll your … More
Homeplace (Revisited)
Oh, Georgia. I moved to you when I was six, in the middle of an ice storm. The first place … More
Weather Report (Little Things)
The next 10 days’ forecast is for rain, pure and simple. We need it (we always need it). Madrid only … More
Slices of Life
Madrid is back. It was a long summer, meteorologically speaking: the searing, life-changing heat of August, which gives teeth to … More
The Old Country/The New World (Snapshots)
It’s the time of day when it could go either way, café con leche or caña of beer. Walking past … More
Elemental: August
The first August, we’d just gotten here. Besides, for most of that month, we were sealed inside an air-conditioned building … More
In the Barrio (July)
If we’re lucky — and in July we’re often lucky — no matter how hot it gets during the day, … More