Yet again Putin’s Russia proves to be detrimental to human life and prescient, insightful understanding of power. Rest in peace, Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in her Moscow apartment Saturday. English PEN Society bioTime Magazine’s Heroes of 2003Article & Interview… more ›

… but rejection from a fool is cruel. You sorry fuck-face piece-of-shit asshole. I never betrayed you, even when you married that fucked-up skank you met in the mental ward. Sure I was surprised. You were too young. I never… more ›

If the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is about LSD, then what is Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” about? more ›

The second year I lived in Japan, I found a image of one of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s seascapes in a magazine. I cut it out and stuck it to my refrigerator with a magnet, mesmerized by the comment in the caption… more ›

More than a politician, more than a mother, more than a teacher, more than a woman, more than a smart quip, more than her hair, more than a funny story, more than a photo-op, more than a celebrity, more than… more ›

“Which language do you think in?”“English.”“Oh, so you’ve lived here long enough to use English even in your head?”“I was born and raised here.” Jokingly: “Are you saying I sound like a foreigner?”“Oh no, I didn’t say that. I just… more ›

Last night on the University of Texas at Arlington campus I stretched out on a picnic table bench to stargaze through clumps of tree limbs and other sight barriers. I couldn’t see any of the constellations I knew, so I… more ›

“Bush Mourns 9/11” read the headline. All I could think was of course he mourns 9/11: it was the last time he actually got (uncritical) points for his faux leadership. Remember the shots of him with the bullhorn just a… more ›

… es tu espacio. It’s official: I (finally) have an account on MySpace. It’s not much, but it’s probably a higher trafficked site than my poor little blog here at nigredo.biz. Feel free to add me to your friends list!… more ›

Last night the following question was asked: Knowing that you were soon to die, which 5 places would you want to revisit? There was no way I could I choose only 5, so after some minor adjusting, I came up… more ›