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Year Two Like a Mango

By on March 24, 2018

Mango pits dusted the February pueblo streets: dotting my daily route with off-white pits decorated by stringy remains. One day in January there are no mangos and the next day there are mango pits everywhere to say: Hey, Mangos Are Here.
Last year I ate like two, in total, but…


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The Big Cry, Part One

By on March 11, 2018

In January of 2016, I looked at one button on my computer screen.

It was an “Accept Peace Corps Service in Guatemala, September 2016-December 2018” button. I had to click the button then press “Submit.” With two movements of my finger, no handshake, signature with ink or exchange of body…


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El Lustrador | Pueblo Press Issue One

By on February 4, 2018

The Pueblo Press is a series based on the strange, intriguing experience of living, working and existing in a Mayan pueblo in rural Guatemala as a US American woman. This is my second year living in Santa Clara La Laguna, Sololá, and everyday I discover something new, wonderful, strange or…

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Ketchikan, Alaska

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