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Aquí se come bien: A Magüestu, by Paulina Jenney

On the Table:
A Magüestu
by Paulina Jenney

December 9, 2019

A Series on Food and Culture Set in Spain I planned to write my first post about a Magüestu. It’s been two months since I’ve moved to Spain, an... Read More...

Two Poems by José Manuel Cardona
Translated from Spanish
by Hélène Cardona

March 30, 2019

Poetry

Click button above to hear Hélène Cardona read this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format. In Solitude Hurt by Love to t... Read More...

French Flares
by Sharon Dolin

July 23, 2017

Nonfiction

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Watching the Tour de France from a roadside in Southwestern France, in the Midi-Pyrenées, I learn there’s a name for the cyclist who comes in ... Read More...

What’s in a Name
by Lauret Savoy

June 21, 2017

A Stone's Throw, Nonfiction

Give me a story, and I’ll give you one in return. Anyone passing our yard might think the solitary child played with an imaginary friend. She... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés: Collision and Community
by Zoë Calhoun

March 22, 2017

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

A Series Set in Spain I like riding fast—making cars look stuck and slow. In Madrid, cycling takes huevos; even ask my dad who... Read More...

Los Angeles May Be Ugly, But It’s Ours:
A Review of LAtitudes

October 16, 2016

Reviews + Reads

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo reviews LAtitudes: An Angeleno's Atlas, edited by Patricia Wakida Heyday Books | 2015 | ISBN: 978-1-59714-297-7 | ... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés:
The Village by Zoë Calhoun

September 22, 2016

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

A Series Set in Spain My summer in Tucson was fast—six weeks, un mez y pico—and I’ve already returned to Madrid. I write from a new, m... Read More...

Three Poems
by Kimberly Burwick

July 26, 2016

Poetry

Click button above to play audio for this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format.Like Slate Beneath Virgin's Bower In rain we... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés: Bicicletas y bocadillos
by Zoë Calhoun

June 27, 2016

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

A Series Set in Spain In Tucson, my dad, a bicycle-obsessed man who likes cacti, too, has a small group of bicycles—three, four, maybe more—that... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés: Returning
by Zoë Calhoun

December 8, 2015

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

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A Series Set in Spain This summer, I spent two months at home in Tucson, Arizona, and life felt mostly unchanged—my mom bought a refillable... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés:
Walking in Helena’s Shoes
by Zoë Calhoun

June 20, 2015

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

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A Series Set in Spain In a recent conversation with my parents, I confessed that I had finally found the value of spending extra time in th... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés:
Earning My Paddle Skirt
by Zoë Calhoun

May 21, 2015

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

A Series Set in Spain To earn extra cerveza money, English assistants like myself teach private lessons, clases particulares, after school.... Read More...

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