by Robert Bradley | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The family lives in a one-room space used for other purposes during the day. I see their grass mats tied against a wall when I walk by and the door is open more than usual, and am always impressed by how much their home looks like a museum. A precisely arranged...
by Robert Bradley | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
I hear singing – a soft call and response drifting from an apartment reached by stairs, the banister as rich as mahogany, the compliments of age and usefulness. The foyer smells faintly like a second-hand store, the sweat of work mingled with generations of tobacco...
by Robert Bradley | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Composing a weekly column for CHL requires careful listening. Although folks often offer vignettes, eager for me to pluck and dissect into a story, writing is not something that can be rushed, manufactured, or harvested too early. Oftentimes I will be notified of a...
by Robert Bradley | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dr. Gabriel Tenorio Velez will begin this day just as he did the day before — a routine that has remained unchanged for years and will, most likely, continue for many years to come. He is a young man with children that still require a father’s attention and guidance....
by Robert Bradley | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have shared my stories with you since the very first days of my arrival in Cuenca. I remember fondly how a dear friend encouraged me to submit to CHL a letter I wrote about my journey to Cuenca, complete with missed flights, lost baggage, and more crying children...
