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K. Ibura is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees, locusts and mosquitoes, cousins and neighbors. K. Ibura's work delves into spheres of human liberation, human connection, and evolution. She employs speculative fiction and creative nonfiction to take readers through mind-bending journeys into the transcendent, the mystical, and the fantastic.
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BlogKIS.listboat ride // Brazil // Cachoeira // culture conflict // fellowships // grants // gringa // gringo // Ilha dos Frados // language // Race // rejections // tourism // tourist // travel
Vol. 23, In Brazil: Being a Tourist
Posted on 9 April 2002
Salvador, Bahia Brazil There are elements of being a tourist that—assuming you feel comfortable with the country and the language—can be fun. I don’t mind being ignorant, asking questions, getting lost. But there’s a certain type of tourist I’m not. I don’t like prepackaged tours. I’m not that deep into seeing the sights. After while,… »
BlogKIS.listapplications // completion // creativity // finishing projects // grants // kiini // KIS.list // pitching // publication // rejection // rejection/acceptance o'meter // self worth // Sue Shapiro
Vol. 17, Contemplation on Completion
Posted on 28 January 2002
Brooklyn, New York A few months ago, someone suggested I pitch the KIS.list to print publications. They envisioned a syndicated column in magazines and/or newspapers nationwide. This idea interests me, and I thought I’d put it off until later, but then I decided, why not do it now. It took more work than I expected… »