Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
Published in The New York Times on August 30, 2022
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. It meanders into crenelated forts, Moorish castles overlooking the Mediterranean and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.As the child of an Iraqi woman and a Swedish-American man, I have always been drawn to places where West and East converge and dissolve into each other. The southern edge of Spain, where North Africa is just an hour away by water, is one of these places.One midsummer week, my husband and I immersed ourselves in what remains of Moorish Spain, places that brought to mind Read More
Julia Fricke Robinson, author of All I Know, will present the latest workshop in The Write Stuff writing series, a 2-hour talk: Keep it Personal: Write a Memoir.
The latest writing workshop in The Write Stuff series will be offered on Saturday, February 11 from 10 AM to Noon, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 N Swan St, Silver City, NM.
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
Published in The New York Times on August 30, 2022
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. It meanders into crenelated forts, Moorish castles overlooking the Mediterranean Read More
Old James Stadium at WNMU, Silver City, NM
SWWF picks the top spots for Scribblers
A multitude of delightful places to write (and read) exist in our Silver City area. A few of us reflected on some of our favorite choices which we are sharing Read More
Get Ready for the 2023 Las Cruces International Film Festival!
Christmas is over, but it’s not too late to state my wishes for the new year, and especially for the fast-approaching legislative session. We get what we pay for at the Legislature — and we shouldn’t expect much, because we don’t pay legislators anything except mileage and expenses. Our amateur state Legislature Read More
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Julia Fricke Robinson, author of All I Know, will present the latest workshop in The Write Stuff writing series, a 2-hour talk: Keep it Personal: Write a Memoir. The latest writing workshop in The Write Stuff series will be offered on Saturday, February 11 from 10 AM to Noon, at the Unitarian Read More
by Kris Neri
“Clear,” a voice filled with urgent authority cried. Before I could wonder what that meant, an earthquake went off in my chest. Aftershocks convulsed me. Repeatedly. Followed, finally, by the sound of relieved sighs. Then, I awoke in such a dense fog, I couldn’t see a thing. Awoke? Had I been sleeping? Read More
To my surprise, I became a pot farmer this year. It was an interesting experiment, but probably my last. Been there, done that. People who know me well, and indeed regular readers of this column, may wonder: Why would a person who almost never uses cannabis grow a 9-foot plant in his Read More
“At this point in the campaign, we’re just trying to influence the fools.” That’s what an issues consultant told me long ago, when I was working on political policy in another state. Is that where we are now in the current election? His point was that the voters who base their votes Read More
I was eight years old when I wrote my first short story about a pencil who went to a dance. That must have seemed obvious to me in the fourth grade. Pencils liked to dance. I was a child steeped in literature about fairies and trolls, as well as English nannies who Read More
I was eight years old the first time I saw a dead body.You see, my Mom, she loved to read.Scanning the shelves of her special collection,I gingerly chose one whose title read:Our Bodies, Our Selves.Having been an appreciative owner of a body and a self of my very own for eight whole…
(July 21,1899- July 2, 1961)
A literary lion, some say, others portray him as an author who had an understated style perhaps too economical. But we admit he had a strong impact on the writers of fiction of the last century and even today.. He was probably best known for his seven works of fiction: The Sun Read More
(1926-2018)
Felipe de Ortego y Gasca was a man apart. His life was a picaresque tale – part Charles Dickens, part Great Gatsby. He was orphaned as a child, never graduated from High School but became a university professor, served his country in three conflicts, met James Baldwin and Richard Wright in Paris, Read More
It is with great pleasure and admiration that I, the current Poet Laureate of Grant County, NM, welcome and introduce the new US Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. She was appointed as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on July 12, 2022. Limón will Read More
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(1926-2018)
Felipe de Ortego y Gasca was a man apart. His life was a picaresque tale – part Charles Dickens, part Great Gatsby. He was orphaned as a child, never graduated from High School but became a university professor, served his country in three conflicts, met James Baldwin and Richard Wright in Paris, Read More
Every day I drive the same highway to get into town. I have driven this route thousands of times and is my daily commute. I am lucky, I live in a small rural Southwest community nestled in the foothills of the Gila Wilderness. My commute is a beautiful drive through wild country Read More
In the early 1990s I wrote a book on the history of big-league baseball, football, and basketball. (The homage of a lifelong fan.) As part of my research, I read about 150 jock memoirs. Of those, only two were at all interesting. Both by basketball players: Bill Bradley’s Life on the Run Read More
It is with great pleasure and admiration that I, the current Poet Laureate of Grant County, NM, welcome and introduce the new US Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. She was appointed as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on July 12, 2022. Limón will Read More
Get Ready for the 2023 Las Cruces International Film Festival!
Mysteries to Die For
Mysteries to Die For is a podcast that combines storytelling and original music to transport you to the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. Available on major podcast platforms.
Words in a Wire
A literary radio show hosted by Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernandez covering fiction, poetry, the writing community and more.
Mysteries to Die For
Mysteries to Die For is a podcast that combines storytelling and original music to transport you to the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. Available on major podcast platforms.