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.2 min read·2 days ago----
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.2 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Mauricio MatizinHuman PartsRemembering Wilhelmenia Wiggins FernandezThe diva from “Diva” anchors my playlist of treasured songs5 min read·Apr 5, 2024--2--2
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesBOOKS I READ: Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement (2014).Ladydi’s and her friends live in a town of mostly women, in a society corrupted by the drug trade.2 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesThe Books I’m Reading in 2024My current year reading log with links to reviews (5)1 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
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 mindset5 min read·Feb 19, 2024----
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesThe Books I Read in 2023A year-end summary from my reading log (28)3 min read·Jan 3, 2024--1--1
Mauricio MatizinCrow’s FeetThe Great Christmas-Tree HuntThe downside of the yearly ritual when living in the city.6 min read·Dec 16, 2023--4--4
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.5 min read·Nov 3, 2023----
Mauricio MatizinThe Ink Never DriesA Reading in Jackson HeightsFacing an audience for the first time.4 min read·Jul 19, 2023----