Thank you America
From packed sidewalks, from windows and crowded balconies draped with flags, and from precarious footholds on sycamore trees and lampposts, 300,000 Spaniards wept, cheered, waved, and threw flowers, confetti, and notes of thanks. It was October 28, 1938, and 2,500 troops from what was left of the International Brigades were marching down the Diagonal, one […]
While We Live in the Present/ Antonio Gala
* While we live in the present, we do not perceive it. Just as if we look at a face from too close, we cannot contemplate it all. We see wrinkles that we would not see from afar, or the refined color of the eyes, or the eyebrows’ implantation, or the tasty curl of lips. […]
