Issue No. 33 · enter and descend
The Last
Romantic
Four worlds, one writer. Scroll — and each one rises to meet you.
descend ↓
I · the traveler
Bourdainism
Cartagena to a back-alley souvlaki in Athens. Never the brochure version.
- Bourdainism in San Juan: The Art of Being Witnessedread →
- Bourdainism in Cartagena and Coralina Island: Colombia, Bad Buddy, Immigration, Metacognition and Breaking the Silence on My Last Marriageread →
- Bourdainism in El Salvador: The Importance of Play read →
II · the tidepool
The Memoir
The closet, the crayon, the eight words.
- The Memoir: The Lesser of Two Evilsread →
- The Memoir, Prologue: From the Desk of The Last Romanticread →
III · the case file
The Four C's
COVID, a cartel, a con man, a murder. A true story from 2020.
- Mexico and the Four C’s Prologue: The Movie of Life, Musings, and Day 0read →
- read_me: How to Read My Substack and Get the Most Out of This Free Book: The Four C’s: COVID, the Cartel, Conspiracy Theories, and Cryptocurrencyread →
IV · the letter
Essays & Letters
Letters to people I love. And a few who deserved less.
- The Quiet, and a Trip Down My Corporate Memory Laneread →
- Thank You Mr. Saint-Laurent for the Puzzle Pieces, Battling Existentialism, the Fragility of Peace, Gratitude, and My Futureread →
- Marriage 1: Nuclear Family, “How to Be a Teenage Wife”, Donald Trump, One Million Dollarsread →
The candle’s still lit.
Chapters reach you as they’re drafted, long before the book is bound.