Word: townes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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People shop daily at an indoor market in the center of town. Amidst the whirl of reeling flies and screaming children, individuals bargain for just-killed, unplucked chickens and freshly-baked pan dulce (sweet bread) and giant bags of beans. Young street boys who want to sell you candy or shine your shoes approach you continuously. You see indigenous women dragging overflowing bundles of produce, while they have babies strapped to their chest and suckling at the breast...
...Chiapas) visit the colonial city of San Cristobal or the ruins at Palenque. They usually just use Comitan as a stop-off point to obtain a Guatemalan visa or to take a colectivo to the Lagunas de Montebello, 52 km away. Thus, my being here has become known throughout town. People are curious as to what brought me to Comitan and want to know about life in the United States and try out the few English words they have learned...
...extensive presence of machine-gun equipped forces in the center of town certainly reminds me of the recent strife between the Zapatistas and the government. And at times, there are silent protests by supporters of the indigenous minority. Yet, only once in a while can you feel the tension in social discourse. Life has gone on in Comitan, and in fact, I believe it is a far safer city than Cambridge. Alongside the troops, are people playing the marimba and others sipping coffee at a cafe. Right now, the city is gearing up for its ten-day annual festival...
...responded to my email, offering a lovely room just within my price range. I made an appointment to see the room the next day. That morning, I woke up with a pounding headache and a queasy stomach. No, it was not the result of a glorious night on the town; it was simply my bad luck. But I figured it was no problem; I'd just call them up and reschedule. So, later that afternoon, feeling much better, I phoned to ask if I could drop by and check the place out. "Oh, I'm sorry," replied the owner...
Without any help from Harry's brand-new Firebolt broomstick, the books just flew off the shelves. The Birmingham Waterstone's sold 32 copies in the first 10 minutes. Blackwell's sold 92 in the first half hour. At Storyteller, in the small town of Thirsk in north Yorkshire, a staggering 56 were snapped up that first afternoon--"and we don't usually sell books in hardback at all," says store owner Judy Turner, who has taken to selling the book at cost rather than confront the "droopy faces" of those who cannot afford the $17 cover price. Less than...