My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

One of the biggest events in the world, Dia de Muertos, has come and gone in Oaxaca. As always from the end of October to beginning of Novem...

Each year, Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead arrives to great fanfare in Oaxaca, Mexico. The holiday has indigenous roots and combines elem...

It is a beloved time of year in Mexico, bringing families together, and whole communities. Dia de Muertos, in English means “day of the dead...

Over the years I have come to realize my best artwork elicits strong reactions and not necessarily favorable. People have cried in front of ...

The first of my 720 blog posts was written and uploaded 16 years ago: Friday, September 29. 2006. The average novel contains about 80,000 wo...

Last weekend’s Dia de Muertos celebrations burst with color, sight and sounds. In downtown Oaxaca,  m arching bands, street performers, face...

“ The most acceptable offering to God Himself comes from a grateful and joyful heart. " - William Shakespeare   As the saying goes, whe...

  Dia de Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” always sounded strange to me; like a zombie movie or something. In English, the word ”dead” has a li...

  Now that Amy and I are in Mexico, we give ourselves to surprise and the unexpected. Being in Oaxaca during the celebration of Dia de ...