Brian Buckner
Articles by Brian Buckner :
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Esos lugares
I stood in a fairy-like glen, its grasses partially shrouded by the low hanging branches of paper trees. A mountain brook halved the narrow valley, the source of its gurgling… -
Give your gift
I think everyone knows having a “knack” for something means that you’re a lot better at doing that thing than the average person. If you have a “knack,” it’s likely… -
La Visitación
Ángeles are a popular theme within the social structure of Ecuador. Catholicism reigns in this South American country. There are paintings and statuary, carvings, drawings and reliefs of ángeles everywhere.… -
Solo
He was headed past the cloisters of the Governor’s Building next to Parque Calderon when I encountered the tiny boy. Or, was he “headed” at all, I began to wonder,… -
Las Alcachofas
Just a few scant miles west of Cuenca lies a small and quaint paroquia named San Joaquin. Edie and I have been fortunate to call this area our home for… -
Gringo encounters of the Fifth Kind
The teacher kept talking about what continent Ecuador was on and where it was on that continent. I was thinking about that green and blue-colored frog that Miguel and I… -
Dancing with the Curiquingue
Early in the morning, shortly after light and while most of you are still asleep, I ease my cross country bike, the Blue Rocket, from his berth at my home… -
La competición
Breakdancers!! Spinning wildly on the slippery tiles of the gazebo floor, around and around they go. The music blares loudly from boom-boxes with a quick and staccato beat. It’s the… -
The Gift — updated
Author’s note: This is an update of my original story of “The Gift” that appeared two years. The original appears below it. Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all been sufficiently… -
Bike hard and get a flu shot!
Most know me as artist, writer, adventurer, but I love to ride my competition bike. It’s a cross-country bike style called a Specialized Epic Comp. I put 15 miles on… -
La Bebida
Does the phrase “random acts of kindness” register with you? Have you ever performed one? How did it feel? Would you repeat it? How come? When Anne Herbert wrote the… -
Take a different look at things
I did not become many of the things I am until later on in my life. And I’m still heartily invested in my “becoming.” It takes a long time to… -
Río del Lavandería
Almost four years ago, I caught a bus for line #19 and rode it to its termination point west of Cuenca. It was a year before our truck, El Fantasma,…