Linda Laino
www.lindalaino.com

In an episode about New York culture in the popular Scorcese/Netflix series, Pretend It's a City, writer and raconteur Fran Leibovitz...

Sunday hike in Mexico As I was walking to meet friends for a hike in the small Mexican town where I live this morning, I mindlessly noted...

Photo by Linda Laino Every artist and writer has their own approach to the creative act, and what leads them to arrive at the essence of...

Some days however, I immerse in painting in order to avoid writing. And some days I write (mostly in random ways) when I want to avoid paint

I’m thinking a lot about cigarettes and how nice it would be to have one. As a long time smoker (and long-time quitter) living alone during

In the town where I live in Mexico, most of the stores are about the size of a walk-in closet. La tiendita de la esquina (also known as the

Prepping the wall (Photo: Finn Pedersen) Part three (!) and final post on my mandala mural process. As with many projects, setbacks can...

A walk on a dusty road with friends. (photo: Evelyne Pouget) I fell in love with Mexico on my first trip in 1989. I was on my honeymoon...

Coffee "shop" in the middle of nowhere outside of Taos. I hope you had a chance to read Part One of this post, where I talk about amazing...

This essay was originally published in Elephant Journal in 2015 Pase or Pasele are words I hear many times during my day here in Mexico....