Archive for January, 2010
Borderland Moments
Photo by Bruce Berman of Border Blog “We don’t play at the cantinas anymore because it is too dangerous. We do two funerals a day instead,” said musician Jose del Villar at the San Rafael cemetery after serenading a grieving widow, a black accordion strapped to his chest. But residents have little hope. The only thing that [...]
January 10th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey
Width of a Fence
Photo by Bruce Berman of Border Blog My spirit craves relief. The desert cries out for liberation. This afternoon is dragging on and the pain in my neck has moved closer to my brain, tender lightning storms brilliant in my skull. I just read about some more people being shot up and down. Another drug rehab place. 18 [...]
January 2nd, 2010 by Matt Lindsey
Mornings in Juarez
The world is full of miserable places. One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money. Tracy Kidder – Mountains beyond Mountains Its 5:23 and the alarm on my cell phone is set to sound its melodious tune in 7 minutes, but I have been laying [...]
January 22nd, 2010 by Matt Lindsey