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Three Stars for a Prayer Book
Selections from My Amazonian Reviews: Thoughts on Life's Real and Imagined Possessions. Stepping Out from the Past In the spirit of...
Ernesto Beckford
Jun 255 min read


The Prophecy — A Short Story About Family and Inheritance
A haunting journey through memory, legacy, and love — a queer son revisits a prophecy given to his mother during Argentina’s dictatorship, and what it means to carry that story.
Ernesto Beckford
Jun 126 min read


Skyscrapers
A short story about returning to Buenos Aires, rediscovering family history, and confronting the passing of time.
Ernesto Beckford
Dec 25, 202314 min read


For Love of Baseball
The importance of baseball in an immigrant's life Sometimes, he forgets the Spanish word for a common item, or perhaps he never knew the...
Ernesto Beckford
Sep 20, 202314 min read


Eavesdropped Conversations: A Short Story About Eavesdropping and Connection
The hidden pleasures of listening to other people’s conversations The last time we were in New York, Renato and I decided that we should...
Ernesto Beckford
Jun 22, 202313 min read


Dating a Priest
A man's nerves are put to the test when he goes on a first date with a charming ex-priest.
Ernesto Beckford
Mar 26, 202320 min read


Cool Cecilia
As a man enters his golden years, he can’t help but reflect on his own perceived lack of coolness.
Ernesto Beckford
Jan 20, 202320 min read


Lady Hypochondria
Learning to embrace hypochondria after my latest hospital escapade.
Ernesto Beckford
Dec 26, 202210 min read


Teaching Mohammad
A retired teacher’s experiences teaching in a multicultural school. “Aum” is the first sound she utters every morning. Before dressing,...
Ernesto Beckford
Nov 29, 202213 min read


Orange Marmalade Memoirs
A solitary life, confronting memories of the dirty war in Argentina, and the uncomfortable silence of an ordinary day. Julio arrived home...
Ernesto Beckford
Nov 3, 20227 min read


The Punchline
A Tale of Misunderstanding and Being Misunderstood Here’s as good as anywhere, you tell me, as you choose a restaurant in Rome to have...
Ernesto Beckford
Oct 7, 202212 min read


Flying to New Mexico
Remembering and mourning a long ago partner
Ernesto Beckford
Aug 31, 20227 min read


Sour Grapes
Bitter, sweet, red and white, juicy, spoiled, rotten, molding, mushy, sour grapes. Patricio Thompson, I, got drunk last night. I think...
Ernesto Beckford
Aug 10, 202216 min read


Copy of a Photocopy
Late yesterday afternoon, close to dusk and my cocktail hour, I reluctantly helped Renato complete a form requesting many paintings from...
Ernesto Beckford
Jul 23, 202210 min read


Vigilante & Other Memories of Food
Three times a week, from 1980 to 1983, I took the Number 52 Bus from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to my parents' house...
Ernesto Beckford
Jun 14, 202213 min read


Day of the Leeches
In February 1967, when I was nine years old, my parents took us from Buenos Aires to Córdoba Argentina for the summer holidays. We packed...
Ernesto Beckford
May 7, 20227 min read


Jack’s Broken Heart
In the City of Washington D.C., In the Month of August, In the Year 2012 . . . Jack’s heart has been broken. He is sitting in his...
Ernesto Beckford
Apr 25, 202220 min read


Ghosts Don't Talk
It's April, and it always rains in April. Lately, it has been pouring furiously, and Roberto thinks the deluge will wash out the present...
Ernesto Beckford
Apr 11, 202214 min read


Bored With A Broken Foot
I used to think that taking a long vacation of solitude and rest, locked up in a room with a view and a good book to read, would be...
Ernesto Beckford
Mar 31, 20229 min read


Male Bonding (Part 2)
Years later, on purpose or unconsciously, I followed my father’s footsteps by going to law school. Javier was not living at home anymore....
Ernesto Beckford
Feb 22, 202210 min read
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