Author Archives: David Miller
Wintertime Stoke in Patagonia
after 40-50 days of rain / snow, yesterday and the day before it was clear. layla and i hiked up cerro amigo. we saw a condor. that’s our word now, condor. super condor. yesterday we walked out to the airstrip and looked back at the ridgeline where the condor flew. layla kept looking at piltri [...]
new story in 34th Parallel
i have a story in the new issue (11) of 34th Parallel. it’s about cultural juxtapositions and fear in Patagonia. you can buy different versions of the magazine (color or black and white) or download the whole thin for $3 at lulu. thanks for helping to support independent literary magazines and writers.
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the one world cup shot i took that could’ve only happened here
not sure why exactly, just doesn’t seem like you’d see this truck (a WWII era Canadiese) anywhere else besides patagonia. also, side-note / stoke – i helped unload some lumber from this truck once at a farm called 9 Hectares near la confluencia.
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new mixtape writing contest announced
mixtape writing contest 006 has been announced. submissions due july 9.
ten walks / two talks
stoked on the comments / ‘overall vibe’ of this recent article about andy fitch and jon cotner’s book ‘ten walks / two talks‘.
Copa Mundial Stoke in Patagonia
after Argentina won 1 – 0 against Nigeria there was a spontaneous celebration for ~30 minutes. ppl drove around honking and waving flags and jerseys. i feel like it’s hard for those who’ve grown up in the u.s. (and not lived or traveled outside the u.s. for significant amounts of time) to understand how excited [...]
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notes on doing errands in Patagonia
Took the laundry to town on my bike. They were closed for siesta. Stood there thinking “Goddamn siesta” while actually ringing the buzzer (thinking “only the gringo rings the buzzer”) a few times. Someone from the verduleria – a kid maybe 25 – was leaning against the building watching. There is always someone leaning against [...]
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new piece up at TNB