In May 2001, I spent two weeks in a Colombian town that had been taken over by paramilitary forces imposing law and order through selective killings -- what Colombians call a limpieza. I thought it ...
This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I’ve made the promise to myself so many times: I will keep a diary. I like the idea that one day, decades into the future, I can turn over the ...
A month or two before the year ended, somehow, a diary made its way home. A diary was irresistible as it compelled you to write. A pleasant aroma wafted in the air, the moment you picked it up. The ...