Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Evidence of Ernest Hemingway's demons remains scratched into his bathroom walls and, for a moment, I had to look away. A journalist, then novelist, whose honest exploration of the human psyche (most often his own) earned him both a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize, Hemingway courted specific details for his characters. I like details too, [...]
Like its famous cigars, Cuba remains elusive, richly layered and tightly rolled. Its economic, social and political dichotomies fascinated us on our recent trip. Against a lush, green backdrop, yoked oxen plow fertile fields of tobacco, sugar cane and corn, but, according to our local guide, the country imports an astounding 80% of its food. [...]