Whether we stay near or go far, sometimes getting away is about much more than diversion. Sometimes it’s a necessity. Sometimes we need to retreat.
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Two Bus Rides To Fez
A tempting offer made to me by a stranger on a bus — and the unexpected twist of fate that followed, miraculously putting to rest all my questions and doubts.
Read MoreLike by Like: A Month On Social Media
Given that it’s 2015, I could no longer put off learning to express myself in 140 characters or less. The time was nigh for strangers to see pictures of my every meal.
Read MoreLiving the Dream
It was baffling. All the more so because it kept happening. How could people — friends, family, and even total strangers — speak with such confidence about my having “done it”?
Read MoreThe Old Man
The first story in the Almonds and Grapes collection, which describes a series of unexpected and revealing interactions with an eccentric pair of Andalucían seniors.
Read MoreYou're a beautiful writer, but...
That's how a potential editor began our second conversation, after she had read the first 25 pages of my novel. She then proceeded to eviscerate each and every one of them.
Read MoreA Turkish Bath in Morocco
During the entire year I lived in Istanbul, I never made it to a Turkish bath, or hammam. Attempting to right that wrong by going to one in Morocco was a horrible idea.
Read MoreThe Citroën & the Pomegranate
The stranger-than-fiction tale of how a series of seemingly trivial events transpiring over three months and six countries ended up converging in the most unlikely of ways.
Read MoreFirst Newsletter
First newsletter sent to matthewfelix.com subscribers.
Read MoreWelcome to Tangier
The harrowing welcome I received upon my arrival in Morocco, leaving me questioning whether I should have ever gotten off the boat.
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