Gender in Spanish

I’m fascinated by the debates about the use of gender in language, and the question on how sexist Spanish is. My novel explore  the point of view of female, the female language in a language that so clearly separates both,  and so far I cannot really pin point the subtleties. Just an instinct, a shadow. … Continue reading →

Google hates bilingual people

I have remained undecided on the Google versus privacy debate until trying to research on story telling, I came to experience the new enforcements, stronger limitations that were shadows are now unbearable. Because I live in NY and there’s no way of turn of my location, Google think that I only speak English. If I … Continue reading →

DIY Days 2012

Fascinating projects. Fascinating people.  My random notes -a mismatch with no attribution- define but don’t confine. Poetic, epic, collective. Much in the spirit of the event. Design. Introduction of order, mechanisms to channel creative energy deliberately.Medium for human liberty. Process of realizing intentions: intuition- action- steps. Play. Unlocking the imagination of many. From structure to … Continue reading →

High hopes or raison d’etre

Novel + Books +  Eating I’ve been writing a bilingual novel about people that eat books. This is indeed a thought provocative tag line and I’d like to share a bit of the inspiration and idea-knitting process behind it, with the high hopes of getting feedback and collect wisdom to solve some mysteries and constrains … Continue reading →