Category: holiday

• Hiram Arnold

  May 28

  For this Memorial Day, instead of visiting the grave of my Uncle Frank, who was killed in Vietnam three days before his twentieth birthday, or of my grandfather, whose body… more ›

• Xavier Villaurrutia on Abraham Ángel

  Nov 12

  At the beginning of November I was in Mexico City for a short holiday-cum-research trip. One of my research projects is to translate some of Xavier Villaurrutia’s theater pieces. Another… more ›

• Bloomsday: My Conversion

  Jun 16

  Happy Bloomsday! It’s a greeting I thought I’d never say. But here we are: June 16. I’m wearing a fucking boater and heading to my first Bloomsday celebration. All because… more ›

• Times Roman

  Jul 11

  Below are some of my photos from a recent trip to Rome. This collection is of architectural ruins and art/historical objects that I found compelling. Colosseo I Colosseo II Bernini’s… more ›

• Noir

  Oct 31

  Frankie Noir (Halloween 1992) … though to be honest, how he appeared that day was really no different from any other day in 1992. more ›

• Fireworks

  Jul 2

  During the holiday fireworks over the weekend he remembered his grandfather who lost his sight in the early days of World War II. Every Fourth of July his grandparents would… more ›

• Bullet-Point Friday: Rings

  Nov 21

  I saved $50 dollars on my senior ring because I had a friend in the town over who had family who ran a jewelry store. All I had to do… more ›

• Days for the Dead

  Oct 31

  Holiday wishes to all those who celebrate All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day. This is a photograph I took about a year-and-a-half ago in Austin from… more ›

• May Day

  May 1

  May Day, or May 1, is the traditional celebration of springtime in the Northern Hemisphere and more recently the international public holiday to commemorate the achievements of labor and to… more ›

• Europe Calling

  Apr 28

  I’ve recently discovered outrageously inexpensive airfare to Europe, and you might as well think I’ve discovered a cure for erotodromomania as well: $139 one-way from DFW to Frankfurt, Germany. I… more ›