Morning Soliloquies

Some thoughts arise before the day even begins. They are loose reflections, ideas that appear between the silence of the morning and the first sip of coffee. Morning Soliloquies is a space for those inner conversations we all have but rarely write down.

The Bird and the Joint

An unexpected philosophical dialogue with a bird about the nature of beauty, the duality of the universe, and the limits of human concepts.

To Be or Not to Be Human

A reflection on the violence intrinsic to human beings, our failure to adapt to the planet, and the irony of being our own predator.

Eight and the Memories

Your sleepy face. And short hair. Pale and without an owner. Beautiful dark eyes

I Wished I Were an Alien

On a night in São Paulo, the public humiliation of a drunk reveals more about the character of the spectators than the victim.

Jackpot, Son

In the roulette of favela violence, surviving another day is the jackpot, while death collects its dividends from the neighbors.

Me, Batman and Father's Day

An English class monitor transforms a fatherless boy's Father's Day by suggesting he write a letter to Batman.

Poetic Restlessness

Poetry is the way you look at the world, But not like the shadow of the everyday. That worn and filthy angle. It is full of energy and deceit

Flush

There is a serious problem with forgetting to flush. And this action I demand

I Cry, Really

Why do they restrain me from crying?. They say men don't cry

Friendship with Logic

Logic was always my friend, I walked with her hand in hand. Displaying a friendship