Fernando

There was a living legend in my newsroom. A seasoned coworker who had lost his right arm in an accident during her youth, but was able to write fast enough with his left hand. He had a vast culture and he had among others a very popular column about music, his...
gathering

gathering

Document a gathering and share your interpretation with us. We have had a Christmas celebration in my city’s Journalists’ Association. We are friends, and we enjoy the opportunities to be together in a festive occasions not related with our work. It was...
Chocolate

Chocolate

Humans have very strong scent memory. Tell us about a smell that transports you. When my brother celebrated his first communion, some forty years ago, we had to rent his suit because we had no money to buy a new one. It was, as is traditional in Spain a sailor suit,...

Agree to Disagree: Mom

Do you have a good friend or close relative with whom you disagree on a major issue (political, personal, cultural)? What’s the issue, and how do you make the relationship work? My mom and I are in opposite sides in politics. She loves politics. At 94 years old, she...

Only one question?

If you had to come up with one question, the answer to which would determine whether or not you could be friends with a person you’ve just met, what would it be? What would the right answer be? “Have you ever been in Croatia?  If the answer is “yes and I...
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