“one of the first things a bedouin does, when he comes to a new desert place, is to light a little fire to make a center…that structures and diminishes the vastness…and reduces the desert.” --david k. shipler it was the 90s era of swingdancing and cigarsand none of us liked cigars,but we loved each other. … Continue reading tea in the sahara

romans invented cuckolds,aqueducts, crushing, and crucifixion.they ordered sun hornsfrom the god of doors,they buried their doorson the 15th of each monthand counted downuntil either everyone waved a flagor one person didn’t have a seat. jefe is what I’d be calledif I was born in madrid.I would love being born in spainbecause there’s a taboothat gets … Continue reading a brief survey of historical trends

it takes seven quick cutsfor a korean fisherman to undressa shark. the fins go in an ice bucket,for soup.it takes six hard shovesto plunge the stripped shark overboard,where unable to steer,it slips into the sea’s black glove. I cut the umbilical cordsfrom my sonand my daughterand push them offthe worldalways fathers send children off to … Continue reading in seven quick cuts the world was created

my mother told me that her mother came back to her in a dream mixing sanka, leaving a lipstick kiss on the mug’s lip. even in the dream, the house smelled of camphor to keep moths from eating holes in this memory. she covered her chairs and sofa in plastic just like us who grew … Continue reading there’s a reason people don’t say where they are