Archive - Impressions of an Expat

the best revenge

The End of the World (living room cover)

Jul 14 •

3:48

the world he helped to build

Jul 7 •

June 2025

When I was a boy, the hero often stumbled into some quicksand.

Jun 30 •

the last days of Frankie Macciota

We all have shoeboxes crammed with old photos, a pen from a hotel, a trinket, a plastic souvenir we just had to hold on to.

Jun 23 •

bearing witness (the lost and found)

On a good afternoon, a camera is loaded with film and the streets offer the catch of the day.

Jun 16 •

cheese soap opera running of the bulls

There are many crossroads here.

Jun 9 •

the in between day

There is something reckless about a person that acts like they have all of the answers.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

May 26 •

saved by Sweden

One of the dilemmas New Yorkers experience is a high standard for food and service.

May 19 •

ghosts in the daylight

We drive until there is no name for the road, just two dirt ridges that disappear into the forest.

May 12 •

Somehow, May arrives.

May 5 •

April 2025

Chasing Pirosmani and egg sandwiches

There were three hectic, marathon days of prepping and shopping.

Apr 28 •

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