CHILE | Thursday, 15 May 2014 | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
The van—white, streaked with dirt—arrives just as dusk is slanting across La Serena. The town is quietest at this time of day, the panadérias asleep behind their grates, the shell-strewn beaches deserted without a scintillating sun. José, my driver and ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 23 Apr 2012 | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
Nary’s Kitchen The percussive sound of cooking makes me feel as if we’re making music, not food. The thrum of Nary’s hot plate as it comes to life. The pop of heating oil, the thwack of my knife mincing the turmeric that turns my fingertips to gold. ... Read more >
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WORLDWIDE | Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry
Omar was probably five feet tall, give or take an inch. His arms were like elongated rocks, rough, not river-worn. He used them to pull Jenny and I up over their real-life counterparts, little nasty guys that skidded beneath our shoes as we climbed toward ... Read more >
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