Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesBOOKS I READ: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004).The novel is a long letter by Reverend John Ames to his young son.4d ago14d ago1
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesBOOKS I READ: These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (2021).A touching collection of essays about her fathers, old friends, new friends, and more.May 16May 16
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesBOOKS I READ: The Best American Short Stories 2023 selected by Min Jin Lee (2023).Min Jin Lee’s outstanding introduction starts off this collection of twenty short stories.Apr 23Apr 23
Mauricio MatizinHuman PartsRemembering Wilhelmenia Wiggins FernandezThe diva from “Diva” anchors my playlist of treasured songsApr 52Apr 52
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesThe Books I’m Reading in 2024My current year reading log with links to reviews (5)Feb 27Feb 27
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesAnd Down the Stretch They ComeOn this day, my father’s rebuttal of a reference-book detail was an early lesson in the value of a skeptical mindsetFeb 19Feb 19
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesThe Books I Read in 2023A year-end summary from my reading log (28)Jan 31Jan 31
Mauricio MatizinCrow’s FeetThe Great Christmas-Tree HuntThe downside of the yearly ritual when living in the city.Dec 16, 20234Dec 16, 20234
Mauricio MatizinThe MemoiristChildhood Heroes — One Famous, One Not — Died on the Same DayThe confluence of the lives of Uncle Jorge and soccer great, Bobby Charlton.Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 2023
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesA Reading in Jackson HeightsFacing an audience for the first time.Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 2023