Rafael Alvarez was born on May 24, 1958 ~ Bob Dylan’s 17th birthday ~ in old St. Agnes Hospital, the first of three sons born to Manuel Alvarez, a tugboat engineer.
◊ AlvarezFiction.com
When I was asked what my religious beliefs were on the recent census form, I wrote “Buddhist” in the “Other” category. I argued with friends about that. They thought I was feeding into John Howard’s version of Australia ...
◊ SophieCunningham.com
He’s worked hard to get where he is, beginning in the unheated upstairs of the 1867 Michigan farmhouse where he was raised.
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He is an essayist, author, and short-story writer, and has traveled extensively in remote and populated parts of the world.
◊ BarryLopez.com
Sure, Rome in 3D is cool, but a downhome street altercation in front of Maxwell’s can be just as educational.
◊ ChristianBauman.com
His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a large high school in Kabul.
◊ KhaledHosseini.com
She still is willing to play the role of a murder victim ~ except one found by earth-moving equipment in a landfill ~ though she would prefer to play a judge.
◊ JackieMitchard.com
Described as “a fiery performer” by Oscar Ghiglia, guitarist Leighann Narum has returned to the New York area after four years of living in and performing throughout Spain.
◊ LeighannNarum.com
Jesse Pesta is a writer and photographer who has lived and worked as a journalist in Hong Kong and Indiana, New York and India.
◊ JessePesta.com
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