Postcards are shared love in a moment from elsewhere uniting souls from afar.
“Todd” originated from Middle English meaning fox, or el zorro in Spanish, inspiring the curious and cunning spirit captured in these notes.
Mozambique, May 2019
Mounds of bananas overflow roadside stands and cover open market ground cloths across the continent. Abundant, inexpensive, and healthy, they are at first thought a rare example of something good in abundance, when classical economics portends scarcity.
Zambia, May 2019
Shining sealed roads, rich curries colored with spice, electric lights, and potable water are all available. Young women hold mismatched pairs of mobile phones in one hand, and men drive secondhand Toyotas that hum with meticulous Japanese maintenance.
Malawi, April 2019
He slides his fingertips along the curves of my white skin, following skeletal ridges and swollen veins. He examines it for patches of disease or discomfort - both his own and mine - with his eyes tracing the sketches of his artistic touch.
Zambia, April 2019
It was exotic, beautiful, majestic. So much that when the first traders and explorers from distant lands arrived in Africa, they thought to immediately capture it and bring it home because it was unlike anything they knew.
