David ShermanMay 214 minUnique Ramadan Offers Unique InsightBy Fred Reed Dear old friend! I’m replying to your suggestion that I write about Ramadan in Morocco. After several days of hesitation and cogitation, I’ve de...
David ShermanMay 43 minSun, moon brighter than everBy Fred Reed Dearest old friend, I’m going to pursue the writing of this note intermittently as other tasks may intervene. But what’s the hurry, anyway? I’m ...
David ShermanApr 52 minLetter from Agadir, MoroccoFrom Fred Reed Dear old friend! As the days blend imperceptibly into weeks and maybe even into months, we’ve become adept at observing the small differences ...
David ShermanMar 124 minBaseball in the time of choleraBy Jay Stone DUNEDIN, Fla. — The senior citizen finds himself in Florida in the middle of a worldwide epidemic because it was a trip arranged before the epid...
David ShermanMar 103 minChosen by the Moroccan WindsBy Fred Reed Agadir, Morocco – When the East wind blows, our town goes slightly crazy. Plastic bottles bounce and roll down the street with an empty clatter w...
David ShermanFeb 265 minGrey-beards stalk PicassoBy Jay Stone TORREMOLINOS, Spain – A few years ago I was in Barcelona, where, once upon all time, Pablo Picasso went to school. As a student, he had designed...
David ShermanFeb 253 minIntensifying the joyification of SpainBy Jay Stone MIJAS, Spain — It’s easy to fall in love with this picturesque town high on a mountain above Spain’s Costa del Sol: its beautiful whitewashed bu...
David ShermanFeb 253 minMy Facebook Friend Went To Marbella and All I Got Was This Lousy Salvador Dali JokeBy Jay Stone MARBELLA, Spain — This city at the eastern end of the Mediterranean is known as the “Miami Beach of the Costa del Sol.” I’m not sure what this m...
David ShermanFeb 245 minPlease do not abandon the animalsBy Jay Stone BENALMÁDENA, Spain — It takes about an hour to walk from the hotel in Torremolinos to the Parque de la Paloma here, in the next town over. You g...