In Oaxaca

In Oaxaca

The day changes somewhere over L.A. on the red eye from San Francisco to Mexico City.  I notice the first changes to my body when I arrive at dawn.  Subtle changes.  I’m tired but happy, relaxed.  An ancient past begins to tug at my sleeve, pulls me away from where...
Reading Oaxaca

Reading Oaxaca

“In northern Mexico they work; in central Mexico they think; in southern Mexico they rest.” She was travelling to Oaxaca for a two-year olds birthday party, the daughter of her friend.  Chocolate cupcakes and a wrapped present were in the carry on.  Her eyes laughed...
Alebrijes Make Me Happy

Alebrijes Make Me Happy

A small child is taken to the zoo for the first time. This child may be any one of us or, to put it another way, we have been this child and have forgotten about it. In these grounds – these terrible grounds – the child sees living animals he has never...
Off With Their Heads

Off With Their Heads

UPDATE June 21:  I want to express my full support for the eloquent words of Lila Downs: “Violence provokes more violence. Why provoke with confrontation and repression? If we have the same preoccupations: better education, respect toward students, respect...