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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


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...
Ernesto Beckford
Feb 22, 20226 min read


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...
Ernesto Beckford
Feb 20, 202210 min read


The Cynic and Meditation
Contemplation of meditation in daily life and the work place.
Ernesto Beckford
Jan 16, 20224 min read


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...
Ernesto Beckford
Jan 3, 20225 min read


I Am a Gypsy
El vasco, el gallego, el tano, la gringa, la gitana. The Basque, the Galician, the Italian, the Gringa, the Gypsy. Growing up in...
Ernesto Beckford
Sep 7, 20215 min read


The Guitar Muse
When I was a child in Buenos Aires, growing up in a house of seven brothers and sisters, I wanted desperately to be different from all my...
Ernesto Beckford
Aug 14, 20212 min read
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