The cab dropped us off at a gas station. The asphalt glowed in the early morning sun. Kylan and I glanced at each other. Where are we?…
"The Green Season" is the first title released by The Tico Times Publications Group. The paperback is available from The Tico Times Store (for customers in Costa Rica); the paperback and…
[caption id="attachment_62821" align="alignright" width="400"] Courtesy of Ernesto Adduci[/caption] Writers often have “aha” moments, when a great idea springs from seemingly nowhere. Marcel Proust once smelled a sponge…
[caption id="attachment_62840" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Tico Times[/caption] I was perusing the shelves of the Lucha Libro bookstore in Granada, Nicaragua for an interesting title about Central America…
[caption id="attachment_55908" align="alignright" width="300"] (Courtesy Ad Astra Rocket Company)[/caption] A young man flies down the road on his motorcycle. He’s weeping so hard that he can barely…
[caption id="attachment_53463" align="alignright" width="400"] Courtesy Marissa Kennerson[/caption] Whether you favor Harry Potter or Katniss Everdeen, Mary Lennox or The Three Investigators, “young adult” fiction tends to follow…
[caption id="attachment_53297" align="alignright" width="393"] Courtesy Michael Miller[/caption] In the guidebook world, you have to be gutsy to title your book “The Real San José.” Gritty travelers are…
[caption id="attachment_48337" align="alignright" width="384"] Courtesy Alonso Muñez Solís[/caption] In war, people take drastic measures. Some adopt a cause and fight. Others cling to their peaceful lives and…
Take a break this evening. After you've gone to Mass, or eaten your matzo, or taken a dip in the ocean or whatever other activity you might…
[caption id="attachment_33479" align="aligncenter" width="397"] Courtesy Margot Page[/caption] After awhile, every expat gets the same suggestion: You should write a book! Friends exclaim this revelation over wine. Mothers…
