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Monthly Archives: May 2014
JFK, THE MIAMI MAFIA AND GETTING NAKED IN HAVANA
Thank you for this interview, Magdalena. Now that NAKED IN HAVANA has been written, do you feel you were fairly portrayed or would you like to set anything straight with your readers? No, I dictated most of it, so it’s … Continue reading
SEIZE THE DAY TOMORROW
People sometimes ask me: ‘Whatever happened to that friend of yours, you know, the really patient and tolerant one who walked the camino with you. You wrote the seize the day book with her.’ They sometimes seem surprised that we … Continue reading
LIFE IS A GAME OF INCHES
Last Saturday a team called Atletico Madrid won the soccer championship in Spain. Why is this important, unless you’re Spanish and love ball sports? Because it was impossible. It shouldn’t have happened. They had two good players, but the rest … Continue reading
HAREMS, REGRETS AND MONGOLIAN LEFT HAND TRANSVESTITES
“The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” - Mick Jagger The old man took my hand and squeezed hard. It was … Continue reading
KITTEN MEAT AND MEDIEVAL FUN LAND
Even if you’re a huge fan of GAME OF THRONES - as I am - I still think you’ll find this funny. Nothing like some bad lip reading to start the day. If you don’t like lip reading you’ll … Continue reading
LOVE IS DANGEROUS
“The first thing people ask me - other than what really happened in that warehouse after the briefcase blew up - is what it was a man like me saw in a woman like Magdalena Fuentes. I guess most people … Continue reading