Author Archives: Natasha
Toni Takes Flight: In Memoriam
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. that may be the measure of our lives. “IF YOU SURRENDERED TO THE WIND, YOU COULD RIDE IT” Toni Morrison set loose in me a fire of
Toni Takes Flight: In Memoriam
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. that may be the measure of our lives. “IF YOU SURRENDERED TO THE WIND, YOU COULD RIDE IT” Toni Morrison set loose in me a fire of
Gifts That Guide from Guides That Gift
Here’s what some of the most interesting people I know are giving for the holidays…
Gifts That Guide from Guides That Gift
Here’s what some of the most interesting people I know are giving for the holidays…
A Little (still) Life and A Lot of Gifts
A last minute guide of gifts from the high-(and low) lights of my year. The Ecstatic Flash is back!
A Little (still) Life and A Lot of Gifts
A last minute guide of gifts from the high-(and low) lights of my year. The Ecstatic Flash is back!
Blues For Baltinache
A landscape of salt and water: In Baltinache the clay and salt curdled Earth that surrounds a succession of six lagoons resemble miniature tectonic plates, cracked and fitting into each other in enzyme-substrate formation like nature’s own puzzle…
Blues For Baltinache
A landscape of salt and water: In Baltinache the clay and salt curdled Earth that surrounds a succession of six lagoons resemble miniature tectonic plates, cracked and fitting into each other in enzyme-substrate formation like nature’s own puzzle…
Answering The Call of The Wild: In Conversation with Lawyer-Turned-Desert-Guide José Miguel Martínez Abraham
* This interview was first published by Travel Pulse PHOTO: José Miguel Martínez Abraham (left) in the Atacama Desert. (photo by Colby Blount) “And who will care, who will chide you if you wander away from wherever you are, to
Answering The Call of The Wild: In Conversation with Lawyer-Turned-Desert-Guide José Miguel Martínez Abraham
* This interview was first published by Travel Pulse PHOTO: José Miguel Martínez Abraham (left) in the Atacama Desert. (photo by Colby Blount) “And who will care, who will chide you if you wander away from wherever you are, to
Quintessence of Dust at Home On The Moon
“The moon? Of course, the moon! It is my homeland, the moon. ‘He is foreign; he is not like us. One night when the moon was full, he fell [to earth]. He dreams of impossible things,’ [they say]. But why
Quintessence of Dust at Home On The Moon
“The moon? Of course, the moon! It is my homeland, the moon. ‘He is foreign; he is not like us. One night when the moon was full, he fell [to earth]. He dreams of impossible things,’ [they say]. But why
Moon Walk
“Have you ever tried to enter the long black branches of other lives — tried to imagine what the crisp fringes, full of honey, hanging from the branches of the young locust trees, in early morning, feel like? Do you
Moon Walk
“Have you ever tried to enter the long black branches of other lives — tried to imagine what the crisp fringes, full of honey, hanging from the branches of the young locust trees, in early morning, feel like? Do you
Out of Office And Into Place: San Pedro de Atacama
” Mission: to be where I am, even in that deadly serious, ridiculous role— I am the place where creation is working itself out” – Tomas Tranströmer The pool area of Explora Atacama is always a serene area, ripe
Out of Office And Into Place: San Pedro de Atacama
” Mission: to be where I am, even in that deadly serious, ridiculous role— I am the place where creation is working itself out” – Tomas Tranströmer The pool area of Explora Atacama is always a serene area, ripe
Where The Wild Things Are
Living In Harmony With (My) Nature “As you set out on the way to Ithaca hope that the road is a long one, filled with adventures, filled with understanding. The Laestrygonians and the Cyclopes, Poseidon in his anger: do not
Where The Wild Things Are
Living In Harmony With (My) Nature “As you set out on the way to Ithaca hope that the road is a long one, filled with adventures, filled with understanding. The Laestrygonians and the Cyclopes, Poseidon in his anger: do not
On Edward Enninful’s Appointment as Editor in Chief of British Vogue and What It Means To Me As A Ghanaian
On any day, the announcement of the first black, male editor-in-chief of a Vogue iteration from the quadrumvirate of global fashion capitals is a monumental deal. On the morning of April 10, 2017, the revelation that Ghana-born Edward Enninful is to be the new editor in chief of British Vogue was validation of the personal sort…While his appointment is welcome news to believers in diversity anywhere, Ghanaians everywhere were claiming a win over our friendly rivals in all things (especially Jollof), Nigeria.
On Edward Enninful’s Appointment as Editor in Chief of British Vogue and What It Means To Me As A Ghanaian
On any day, the announcement of the first black, male editor-in-chief of a Vogue iteration from the quadrumvirate of global fashion capitals is a monumental deal. On the morning of April 10, 2017, the revelation that Ghana-born Edward Enninful is to be the new editor in chief of British Vogue was validation of the personal sort…While his appointment is welcome news to believers in diversity anywhere, Ghanaians everywhere were claiming a win over our friendly rivals in all things (especially Jollof), Nigeria.
The Ecstatic Flash 