I want to quote here E. Galeano, one of my favorite latin-american writers: “Each person shines with his or her own light. No two flames are alike…some blaze with life so fiercely that you can’t look at them without blinking”…To the lady barista with the beanie on Spring Garden who fills the air with sparks and makes my words go away and my eyes look down: You have a beautiful light. —Large coffee, dark roast, for here.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2014.