Time Dune
Let your body submerge Take a dive Allow the fall Until you feel touched by the sand Deep in the profundities Of an ocean that is yours Here, weight discerns…
Lorís Simón Salum
My Legacy on a Paper Napkin
Not long ago, a friend and I began discussing the idea of heritage over dinner. In the midst of sharing tofu spring rolls, we chewed on that which is inherited…
Midlife, Swimming Pools and Death
La madurez, las albercas y la muerte
Some argue there is no such thing as a midlife crisis. From a strictly physical lens, I suppose a crisis is only a crisis if you make it into one.…
Let Us Play
We have all experienced what it is to choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven. There is a known system to which we all adhere. Call it patriarchy, democracy…
“Men are simple creatures.”
I heard that not long ago. It was hard to parse the flow of emotional reactions that arose from such a cliché and popular statement. Despite the intention to convey…
“Los hombres son criaturas simples”
Esta frase la escuché no hace mucho tiempo. Fue difícil descifrar el flujo de reacciones emocionales que sentí después de un comentario tan cliché y popular. Más allá de la…
On Consciousness
Sobre la conciencia
Some time ago I performed a research study that focused on the concept of inner transformation. I find the subject powerful. As I witnessed each participant make sense of their…