The authors of this text in its original form spoke in enlightened words. The original is lost, but the scribes wrote it down in its first tongue. Already in Christendom, they used Latin letters. This is Christmas Eve, the true birthday of she who now performs the ancient text. I woke up happy and rested, … More In Freedom Now
The waves lap eternally. This and the bookshelf cause me to feel so at home that I thought my cat was about to jump up on my lap just now. I have been trying to understand for a week why the ducks who live on my street breathe so heavily. I mean, you can hear … More The Neighborhood Today: Dialogues
Madre nuestra, esta mañana me he corrido con las hiedras, al ver la azul caravana de las piedras, de las piedras, de las piedras… –C.V. In the tropics, the ants arrive quickly, furiously, and voraciously to each new event. That is why the last scion of the Buendía tribe is always already being eaten by … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: The Ants
I have hidden the post about my article because when I googled for more material for it, I got that post. Thank you for your comments, everyone, they were extremely helpful! I am replacing the post with a story of my day so far in that Brazilian land, where I am living in a working … More What I Did Today (So Far)
Please contact me if you know how to hack into Facebook, because I want you to hack into my account. I am blocked from it because my IP is now in Brazil. Since I did not list my true date of birth in Facebook and cannot remember what date of birth I alleged to have … More I Need A Hacker
I would reproduce this painting by Juan Gris if I could, since it gives quite a good idea of the view from my current atelier on the Bay of All Saints. I like this atelier very much and I am tempted to think I should acquire a similar one here, if I could. I taught … More Juan Gris
It being the weekend, I bought German-Brazilian beer and put it in the freezer to chill. Each can cost $1. Prices now for most things here are more or less like U.S. prices, from what I can divine so far, although I think groceries are very slightly cheaper. A tank of butane costs almost $23 … More Notes from Zero International
1. Never travel without a flashlight. These are good for walking at night and opening exterior doors on uneven, unlit streets; in blackouts; and importantly, when the electrical wiring fails on your house. 2. I did not cook lunch, I bought it. I was rice, beans, manioc flour, fish stew with palm oil and hot … More Flashlight
People say professors lecture from ancient, yellowing notes, but mine lectured from drafts of their newest book manuscripts and invited their famous friends from other institutions to do the same. This is why, when I became a professor, the institutions I worked for seemed to me to be behind the times in terms of research … More On College Teaching, and on Paulo Freire
The advice to “just write, keep on writing,” does apply sometimes. But I think we, who have experience in such matters, know those times when we see them. We also need a place to write — the proverbial money and a room of one’s own. I might own this Brazilian house, for now, in a … More Peep!
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