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Woodger Faugas
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Buddha's Sidewalk

January 28, 2022
Woodger Faugas
Kaleidoscopic luminosity, urban serenity, and vivid imagery –– these are the essential qualities exuded by this meta-illustrative, and regenerative, portrayal...
Arts & Culture
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On the Road with Bashō: Exploring Art with a Haiku Virtuoso and Literarily Immortal Novelist, Part One

January 13, 2022
Woodger Faugas
Without question, Dany Laferrière’s new novel, Sur la route avec Bashō, French for “On the road with Bashō,” constitutes a...
Arts & Culture
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The Healing Dream

December 13, 2021
Woodger Faugas
It is morning; it is spring. And in the dew, the mountains woo. Distantly heard, the roosters crow; and past...
Arts & Culture
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The Biblio Unfurl

November 14, 2021
Woodger Faugas
[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for photography.] Where does photography start, and where does it end? And how does a...
Arts & Culture
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Haiti’s Earthquake: The Need for Trauma-Informed Care, Part One

October 31, 2021
Woodger Faugas
One of the most cataclysmic events in the 21st century has a guttural, sonic signature. Burying more than 316,000 Haitians...
Social Justice
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On Becoming 'Immortal,' Despite the Odds

October 10, 2021
Woodger Faugas
[This submission earned Woodger Faugas first place in the Storytelling Contest personal essay category.] Imagine finding yourself: the center of...
Arts & Culture
Haiti to San Francisco. Past one red star, or two, the journey’s far, and due.

Upholding Haitian Dignity: On Briefly Contextualizing the Ongoing Crisis in Haiti, Part Two

September 19, 2021
Woodger Faugas
Having detailed, in Part One, major events that led to Haiti’s founding, this section, or Part Two, traces how Haiti...
News
Cap-Haïtien À La Une. Northern coast, a solar ghost.

Upholding Haitian Dignity: On Briefly Contextualizing the Ongoing Crisis in Haiti, Part Three

September 5, 2021
Woodger Faugas
These events helped create a frame of reference from which Haiti’s ongoing political crisis, as signaled by late President Jovenel...
News
Citadelle Laferrière. Natural scenery, syncopal fervency, against France, sprees upper Haiti.

Upholding Haitian Dignity: On Briefly Contextualizing The Ongoing Crisis in Haiti, Part One

July 27, 2021
Woodger Faugas
During the wee hours of June 7, 2021, Haiti’s 58th president, Jovenel Moïse, a 53-year-old father of three, two sons...
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