Absurdisma Bancroft had devoted her life to dejuggling, the subtle art of making things stand still without touching them. By her eleventh birthday Continue reading A glimpse into the life of Absurdisma Bancroft
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Fifth
The next morning, huddled under my airline blanket in the freezing terminal building, I awoke for no reason beyond the impossibility of remaining asleep for more then twenty minutes at a time. Continue reading Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Fifth
Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Fourth
The return flight from Barcelona to New York was, technically, much like the flight out: relatively uneventful, and marred primarily by terrible movies and horrific food Continue reading Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Fourth
Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Third
Our time in Barcelona having now been skipped over as (like so much of life) fun but irrelevant, we come, as anticipated, to the day of our return trip. This time, my colleague and I were departing for the airport together, Continue reading Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Third
Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Second
…And so, on the second day, I hastily repacked, and returned to the airport at Dorval. I took the city bus as usual, Continue reading Not Going to Guatemala, Part the Second
Not Going to Guatemala, Part the First
Once upon a time, now long ago, I made a mistake regarding my immigration status in Canada. Not, you understand, Continue reading Not Going to Guatemala, Part the First