If you have ever stood on the side of the Pan-American Highway at midday in mid-July with a Gringa infant, one with skin so fair some of her veins look drawn on the outside, you will understand the limitations of your own shadow. And if you are standing on the side of the road because someone slit your tire at a roundabout a few kilometers back, you will question the kindness of strangers. And when two good Samaritans go bad, swiping the turquoise L.L. Bean backpack you’ve ow

At Pete's Big Salmon Poetry Series on Friday, 4/13/18 with Nancy Reddy and Megan Fernandes. Series hosted by Michael Broder of Indolent Books. Photo Credit: Robert Carlos Garcia. Or very few poets pay their bills with poetry. But this past week, after four readings in six days and over 660 miles logged on my trusty Subaru, I sold enough books to pay for all of that travel, my meals, a week's worth of groceries, and a new dress for my upcoming release party for Girl Torpedo. T