For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Lemon! Or lime? Since arriving in Puerto Rico, we have not been eating solely at Subway; it just seems that way. Subway, after all, makes healthy sandwiches, quickly, for a good price. And there’s a Subway close to Home … Read More
The labors of Jayce. Jayce, known to her immediate family as Julia, has taken on the surprisingly herculean task of scrubbing the kitchen cabinets. This is a tropical clime, and it appears that the aforementioned tenant has not done any … Read More
Friday Jan. 15: Paradise lost. This is the day when the sewer line to the septic tank backs up onto the tile floor of the downstairs rooms, which thankfully are unoccupied. Not good, not good at all. I beeline … Read More
January (something) — work proceeds apace. Time begins to take on a liquid quality, generally starting at 7 a.m., which is when workers around here like to get started. Not our best time of day! But making coffee and greeting … Read More
After our success with Acueductos (the water department), we can shower in our own home at last! This seems to cry out for a poetic interlude. After Acueductos (by Allysen Palmer) Water flows everywhere. Ah, rain, sleekly satin fingertips running … Read More
Settling In—Without Running Water. The harshest immediate reality is that there’s no city water to the house. It was turned off after “Veronica” left, and the bureaucratic obstacles to getting it turned back on are formidable. We’ve arrived on a weekend, … Read More
January 9-26, 2016. I have just returned from another dimension. That’s the way it feels, returning to Boston. I have been in Puerto Rico for the last two and a half weeks with one wife and one daughter, frolicking in … Read More