Texas lives up to its stereotype . . . so far

Texas lives up to its stereotype . . . so far

April 15th 2023, Bandera,Texas. It was such a relief to leave Mexico and enter the United States. Two nights before I departed Monterrey, a young woman spat at me in the street — full force so that I felt her spittle hit the back of my neck and head. I can say...
A trip to the brothel

A trip to the brothel

April 11th 2023, Monterrey, northern Mexico. I spent the night in a sort-of Jury’s Inn type hotel in the middle of Cuidad Victoria, a city in north-eastern Mexico and a decent jumping off point for the Mexico/Texas border, if I decided to head straight for it....