the prize
When I was a boy, as we left the supermarket (typically one called Price Chopper) we would crane our necks, pining over the row of gumball machines and the promise of a prize for the price of a quarter.
Impressions of an Expat
How I left America, and my adventures in Eastern Europe as a husband, father and artist.
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the dominoes
Directions are given about how to water the plants.
the elusive Georgian grapefruit
Nino and Alex have a teeny tiny coffee shop called Stapilo (Georgian for carrot), a narrow little cubby where the guests stand right at the machines with no room for a counter.
bird of sorrow (thank you Glen Hansard)
audio: Glen Hansard cover
the sound of broken glass
I am grabbing for the mammoth pasta bowl, and see it all happen just before it happens, but also while it happens.
the summer of Marta and Mate
He is downstairs, racing the parking lot on his bike, legs pumping, then braking hard, now turning sharp corners in some imaginary race that he just might be winning.
The vacation (cowboy coffee)
It was time to meet N and V on the Black Sea.
Mary, Mary
Whenever it rains in Tbilisi, a small army of snails appear.
The Vigilante (part 4/finale)
Dear Readers - at this point, I have to believe you know the vigilante is me.
The Vigilante (part 3)
part 1 (link)
The Vigilante (part 2)
The vigilante has not slowed down.