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Time's arrow
The arc of a bow and its arrow are our primitive reference for fully understanding the entropy that life entails. An entropy that overwhelms—or bores…
13 hours ago
The Death of the Author
Sometimes, I wonder why the mere reading of some books stirs in me the irrepressible appetite for writing. Like just yesterday with Erasure by Perciv…
2 months ago
The Uncanny Wordsmith
I was a boy wonder, and I loved to hate the guts of whoever was a killjoy. And mostly, any authority figures who were poorly paid teachers, so I was …
6 months, 1 week ago
Froth on the Daydream
I suppose it’s because I had a good night’s sleep that I feel better than yesterday. I thought I couldn’t write a single word because of the alarming…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Half rant, half rendition
What can I write about Lorca? He was not just a poet; he was also a dedicated pianist. Manuel de Falla was his mentor, and he learned from him about …
8 months ago
The Substance
Physical beauty must be the most bitter of gifts because it carries the seed of its own destruction, and its absence mortifies more than any. We all …
8 months, 1 week ago
Soda Mill Studio
As the dog days struck in August, I declined a gig to record audiobooks. And I was so low that I didn’t stop thinking, not even when I did laps in th…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Pain and Sorrow
It’s been a while since I have sailed to Palamós, still a small fishing town in 1962, where Truman Capote sought refuge for three semesters—always es…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Egregious lunatics
The German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt told a friend, a Parisian doctor, that he wanted to meet a certifiable lunatic. He was invited to the do…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Boundless in a Reed
Last Monday, while monitoring and mixing this podcast at midday, a massive blackout plunged this beach town and the entire peninsula into a real-life…
1 year, 2 months ago