Miramar Castle or, Il Castello di Miramare

Miramar Castle or Il Castello di Miramare, in Trieste, was Maximilian and Carlota's residence before coming to Mexico. It's a very curious place, and my own visit, back in 2003 . . .

CONTINUE READING over at my other blog, Maximilian ~ Carlota, a blog for researchers, both serious and "armchair," of Mexico's Second Empire, a tumultuous period of history also known as the "French Intervention."

Yes, Picadou Is Smiling

because her CD, "The Essential Francisco Sosa or, Picadou's Mexico City," is just about sold out. CD Baby has a few copies. I'm down to three. Collectors take note! So is the CD dead? Obviously not. And I'm booked to read at the sound studio for the next one, "From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Sea of Oblivion" an essay about a journey to the Emperor Maximilian's castle in Trieste. Next up: vid-lit. More anon.

From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion

"From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion," my essay from the December 2006 Massachusetts Review, was recently named a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters O. Henry Award for Best Magazine Journalism. It's on-line at last--- read the whole enchilada here.