Essays

The River of Chocolate
(Still Point Arts Quarterly. March 1, 2024)

Travel with me down the river of chocolate, with stops in Barcelona, Italy, Belgium and Mesoamerica. The sensuality of chocolate will take us into the magical history of cacao and into the vibrant present of taste, scent, and of imagination.

Walking Through Time
(Still Point Arts Quarterly. December 1, 2022)

Walk with me through the past, the present and the potential future of San Francisco as I amble through the neighborhoods of the city over the course of 30 years. I look back at others, Mark Twain, Dashiel Hammett, the beat poets, who walked along the streets of an earlier incarnation of San Francisco, and I consider the possibilities for a more walkable city of the future.