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Nuts to This
I continued prying nuts as my fingers grew stickier. No worries–the pitch had to be good for my skin. Continue reading
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Bearded Ladies, Angels, and Sweat
“I caught myself staring at a man/woman with a suspicious looking beard. It was painted on his/her face–a face that looked decidedly feminine.” Continue reading
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Mud and My Aching Back
I was in good shape for the project and feeling energetic. That was then. Continue reading
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Long Distance Heartache
I never suspected a chance meeting on the other side of the world in 2015 would make my heart ache today. Ramesh was a lifeguard for the Radisson Blu, an upscale resort in the coastal town of Mamallapuram, south of Chennai, India. North Indians are fond of using that location for weddings, but European tourists… Continue reading
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A Horror Story
There was a pattern. About 11:00 PM the entire gang was running laps on the ceiling planking, leaping electrical wires and dancing jigs. Continue reading
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Snake Blessing
“I trailed the snake fifty feet to a juniper at the corner of the building. Beneath the tree it curled its ungainly body into a corkscrew, raised its head, and fastened its eyes on me, its tail doing a rattle dance.” Continue reading
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A Retrospective: Chi Phat, Cambodia
I have to explain the word “poop.” I’m thinking if he doesn’t already know this, I’ve got a problem. Should I demonstrate, perhaps? Play acting, of course. Continue reading
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Patterns
Dylan comes inside. “What’s the problem? You’re making this a lot harder than it is.” He bats the unit a couple times, pulls out the accordion wings. “There. Screw it in. Done.” Continue reading
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Wrestling a Jackfruit
A battle ensued. The individual edible flowers were interconnected with “tendons” that anchored them to the spiky peel and pithy center, and I had to slice and tug and rip and curse to get the flowers out. Continue reading
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A Sheepherder’s Life
“Ten minutes later I rounded a curve and there they were, mounds and mounds of grayish sheep butts and poufy heads, baaing and bleating and trodding and trampling.” Continue reading
Terry Nichols 