ValenTango, Portland, OR Festival

The Joy of Living in buenos aires; how to follow that passion – a talk at Valentango, Portland, Oregon tango festival

Awarded For My Love of Tango

Rewarded in cash and a party for quitting day job to tango in Buenos aires

Buenos Aires Tango Trip, 2011

Join Christy Cote & Chelsea Eng for *CITA 2011
in Buenos Aires, Argentina!
*Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino

Tango Moments II – Under the Stars

tango bliss, tango rapture,

Tango Moments

Visitors’ Guide to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Where to eat, stay, tango, dance, walk, and more in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From an American who lived, loved, and danced there.

Ten rules for writing fiction, Helen Dunmore

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Helen […]

10 Rules for Writing Fiction, Roddy Doyle

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Roddy […]

Rubbing up against a stranger (tango)

From National Geographic Traveler, October, 2010 NOW AND THEN, in Buenos Aires, I have the urge to rub against a man I’ve never met. When that occurs, I usually go to La Boca . . .

Love of Tango Argentina II

Get Tango, Get Happy (forever) (Continued from Get Tango, Get Happy, previous post) Something is happening in South America. For some it is merely a dance that’s been around more than a hundred years. For others it is nothing short of a miracle. Take Patricia Frola, who hesitantly tried it and watched the tremors she […]

Ten rules for writing fiction, Jonathan Franzen

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Jonathan […]

Ten Rules for Writing Fiction, Richard Ford

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Richard […]

Love of Tango Argentina I

GET TANGO, GET HAPPY Upcoming book By Camille Cusumano Overview I went to Buenos Aires in 2006 to stay for two months and get over a broken heart. I ended up staying three years. I found that tango, the way the Argentines do it, heart to heart, was the best therapy in the world. It […]

For the Love of Tango

From Texas Journey, New Mexico Journey, Alabama Journey, and Westways, Jul/Aug, 2010 –   No clocks grace the belle epoque walls of Niño Bien, a salon in Buenos Aires where I have danced tango for the past three years. I can’t be late for my next date this Saturday night—across town at another old dance hall—but […]

Ten Rules for Writing fiction, Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman, author, Neverwhere and American Gods 1 Write. 2 Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. 3 Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it. 4 Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion […]

Ten Rules of Writing Fiction, David Hare

David Hare, playwright, The Vertical Hour 1 Write only when you have something to say. 2 Never take advice from anyone with no investment in the outcome. 3 Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it. 4 If nobody will put your play on, put it on […]

Ten Rules for Writing Fiction, Al Kennedy

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Here’s […]

Ten Rules for Writing Fiction, Margaret Atwood

I’m running a series of posts of several authors’ Ten Rules for Writing Fiction. These rules were all published in an article in the Guardian, February, 2010. Can’t say I agree with all the rules, but it’s interesting to read—one writer’s bete noir is sometimes another’s signature prose. So don’t take them tooooo seriously: Margaret […]

Tango for World Peace

World Peace Begins at Home – start with a dance, a tango, it takes two.

Woman survives 19 days with no tango!

It’s true. You can survive for that long without tango. However, do not ask for the sordid details of my inner mind, heart, and soul, not to mention my focus, balance, and sense of meaning to life. All has been restored to health and homeostasis since last night’s oxygenating of the blood and lungs with […]