Email Author Grace Bastidas

2001 Stories by Grace Bastidas

• Hump Day

  published December 4, 2001

  "You motherfuckers ain't never gonna believe this shit." With the promise of some really good dirt, so begins the history of Latin people, from... More >>

• My Copa Runneth Over

  published July 31, 2001

  Colombia's unforgettable win over Mexico, 1-0, for the Copa America on Sunday silenced the loud roar of the elevated No. 7 train along Roosevelt... More >>

• Listings

  published July 24, 2001

  Colombia's identity resembles that of its national liquor, aguardiente: tempestuous, exotic, and scorching. Guerrilla warfare, drug trafficking,... More >>

• Listings

  published July 17, 2001

  Quiet, please. Mo'Guajiro are playing that Cuban son again. I'm flying. I'm savoring congri and sipping on a mojito. A beautiful... More >>

• Listings

  published June 5, 2001

  Unofficially the national drink of Cuba, the mojito evokes what fields of sugarcane and rows of tobacco haven't been able to capture—a... More >>