Category Archives: Short Story

One Afternoon At Confiteria Ideal

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

The nature of tango forces us to protect ourselves in subtle ways from the vulnerability it involves. We press ourselves against a stranger and move as one with their body. We can feel under the skin of the other; we … Continue reading →

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Day Trip to Colonia

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

On the Calle de Suspiros is the tiny Galería de Suspiros which, like all the other buildings on this Portuguese cobble-stoned ‘street of sighs’, used to be a a brothel. The paint has faded since last year when I first … Continue reading →

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Retail Inefficiency

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

I admit that I’m a bit Obsessive/Compulsive when it comes to efficiency. I don’t see any point in expending more time and energy than is required to get a job done. This appears to be a city, country, culture (not … Continue reading →

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The Rate Of Exchange

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

Although from sunny Arizona, Julia was pale with blond hair and blue eyes. Walking alone down the middle of the avenue in her party dress at 3am on one of the longest nights of the year in Buenos Aires, she … Continue reading →

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