It was a sunny day, I remember being sweaty under my bucket hat as I walked into the crowd. Sitting on my dad’s shoulder it felt like I…
For 22 years I lived in the same building, at apartment 702. A 4-bedroom, 2-bath apartment, with nothing particularly unique…
“This house is not yours”
When my grandmother, Maria Eulina Vieira Cabral, was 85-years-old she would still have her weekly ritual of getting a manicure and pedicure. You would think that someone her age would pick a neutral color for her finger nails and toes. But the only color she used of Colorama, the leading brand of nail polish in…
Wondering around the bargain section of Barnes & Nobles is like looking at your bookshelf where the pile for “What was I thinking” or “My uncle didn’t know what to give me for xmas” books are. But there are some books that I hope I wouldn’t get even if I was very drunk or if my family despised…
He roasted cashew nuts saying his name was Hamilton, and that he wasn’t interested in studying. He roasted cashew nuts ignoring the night…
Along a River
While visiting the vilage corrego do Andre in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Wania Isabel da Silva, 13…