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Thorn

“Her swiping was formulaic. As the ratio of inked to bare skin–the share of pierced to unblemished–increased, so did her interest. She wasn’t attracted to them, necessarily. She was interested in the way they altered their bodies to mark moments in their lives they deemed significant.”

by Ceci McWilliams on May 25, 2025

Betwixt and Between

Borders, mobility and friendship in Spain’s North African enclave.

by Ceci McWilliams on March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Cheap Bags, Cheap Words

Reflections on abrasive, racialized language on the Spanish coast

by Ceci McWilliams on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

Of Friendship, Sex, and Bacon

How to conceal, expose, and generally deal with the high stakes of early February

by Ceci McWilliams on February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Goody Bag

On grandma’s food scraps, preserved with care.

by Ceci McWilliams on November 2, 2023

A Case for Disgust

“And yet, God introduces Adam and Eve. Around them, creatures dance and indulge and huddle and purge. Birds shit humans. Dying men fart birds. He treats euphoria and terror with the same technical perfection, blurring the line between a familiar Earth and an alien world”.

by Ceci McWilliams on September 7, 2023

Consider the Cuy

“Unlike the classic chicken breast, however, the cuy goes from farmhouse to fridge to spit to butcher block to plate in a way that is probably more humane, yet also more graphic, and thus more disturbing. Guinea pigs are cute; cuy, as it turns out, is tasty.”

by Ceci McWilliams on April 10, 2023

Failing With Flying Colors

“While an expert knows what is coming next, a beginner tangoes, babbles and belays into the unknown, giddy and relishing in the awkwardness and delight of the unfamiliar. The experience of trying something new and risking failure is both titillating and terrifying. It’s a lot like getting lost.”

by Ceci McWilliams on February 26, 2023

A Merienda with Sappho

“The dialogue below [..] is one of those instances in which my participation was peripheral, but the conversation was still exhilarating, confusing, and verging on scandalous.”

by Ceci McWilliams on December 4, 2022December 5, 2022

Jane’s Addiction

“She saw eyes that enjoyed staring, ears that indulged in eavesdropping, and a mind that ruthlessly analyzed what her senses discerned. She saw hands that took these findings and selected food accordingly, cut food accordingly, chewed food accordingly.”

by Ceci McWilliams on November 13, 2022


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