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Memories of a man in his golden years Roberto Maximiliano Garcia-Ortega. Roberto Garcia for short. Also known as Robert, Rob, and Robbie....
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Ernesto Beckford
- Dec 26, 2022
- 10 min
Lady Hypochondria
Learning to embrace hypochondria after my latest hospital escapade The hardest part of being a hypochondriac is obsessing over imagined...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Nov 29, 2022
- 13 min
Teaching Mohammad
A retired teacher’s experiences teaching in a multicultural school. “Aum” is the first sound she utters every morning. Before dressing,...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Nov 3, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Oct 7, 2022
- 12 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Aug 31, 2022
- 7 min
Flying to New Mexico
Remembering and mourning a long ago partner
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Ernesto Beckford
- Aug 10, 2022
- 16 min
Sour Grapes
Bitter, sweet, red and white, juicy, spoiled, rotten, molding, mushy, sour grapes. Patricio Thompson, I, got drunk last night. I think...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Jul 23, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Jun 14, 2022
- 13 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- May 7, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Apr 25, 2022
- 19 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Apr 11, 2022
- 14 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Mar 31, 2022
- 9 min
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...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Feb 22, 2022
- 10 min
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....
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Ernesto Beckford
- Feb 22, 2022
- 6 min
Male Bonding (Part 1)
My brother Javier and I are practically twins, eighteen months apart. However, we look nothing alike. Javier has very straight, jet black...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Feb 20, 2022
- 10 min
British Boys in Buenos Aires
I like to spend time alone, but I loathe boredom. I’m always in search of something to do, something to watch, to be amused, to remember...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Jan 16, 2022
- 4 min
The Cynic and Meditation
Contemplation of meditation in daily life and the work place.
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Ernesto Beckford
- Jan 3, 2022
- 5 min
Facts and Memories
To this day I shiver whenever anyone mentions the movie, The Paper Chase. It came out in 1973, when I was a sophomore in high school, and...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Sep 24, 2021
- 5 min
Sideway Portraits
Portraits of people looking sideways are fascinating. Every portrait tells multiple stories; a story of the sitter, a story of the...
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Ernesto Beckford
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Ancients and Mona Lisa
When you pace through the Louvre’s galleries of Greek and Roman art, chances are you will be alone. There are usually four or five...
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