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Ode to Instagram

April 25, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

I stayed away from the thing for a long time. To me, it was just another waste of entire days, something that got in the

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Exploding Cows

March 28, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Hitchhiking was common in Nicaragua during the Sandinista-Contra war. So was waiting. If the enemy forces–the U.S. backed Contra–were nearby, the Sandinista military would close

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TWB Episode 2: Writing and the Need for Solitude

February 13, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

To be a writer, you need to be a little selfish. In order to create literary art, it’s necessary to steal away large chunks of

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Cell Phones and Loneliness

August 9, 2017 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Here’s an interview I came across on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” it’s about a new study on cell phones, loneliness, mental health, etc.: Smart

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