Note: The following was written in August 2023, but the events took place in June 2023. Past. Present. Future. Intertwined together in a single moment. These are the words that come to mind when I think of Evora, a small rural town with deep historical roots in the Portuguese backcountry. Life in the village dates [...]
Note: The following was originally written in August 2023. But the events took place in June 2023. Over 30,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, the midnight blue skies slowly fade into a dawning lavender haze. Beginning its descent, the plane banked into a blanket of cotton-candied clouds. In that moment, my personal window into a [...]