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📍Filmmaker & Storyteller in Mexico City 🇲🇽 🎤: Host of @cuentamestorytelling & @sexicocitycdmx ✈️: @vagabrothers 1M+ on @YouTube
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Excuse my pronunciation - tô fazendo o meu melhor! Send me your tips for Rio and Brazil! 🇧🇷 2025-10-07 22:05:42 Excuse my pronunci.. 72 -72% 21 +71%
📚✨ October’s Book Club Pick: Babylon Berlin ✨📚 Berlin, 1929. The Weimar Republic is splintering. Communists and Nazis clash in the streets. Cocaine-sniffing flappers whirl through glittering cabarets while political violence brews just outside. Into this chaos steps Detective Gereon Rath—new to Berlin, and quickly entangled in a world of murder, smuggled gold, conspiracies, and looming catastrophe. Volker Kutscher’s international bestseller became the basis for the lavish TV show babylonberlinseries (the first German-language series ever acquired by Netflix—now available on amazonprime). Rarely does a show rival its source material, but the series distills nine novels into five seasons and gives Rath a backstory—shell shock from WWI & a subsequent morphine addiction—that makes him one of the most complex noir detectives of our time. Why read it now? Because Babylon Berlin is not just historical fiction—it’s a mirror for our present moment. The story begins less than a year before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which ushered in the Great Depression and fatally weakened German democracy. Reading it in 2025—amid increasingly violent political rhetoric and the and polarization—feels chillingly close to home. History may not repeat, but it rhymes. Want to read along? Read the full review on my substack (link in bio) and join the discussion on fable Why fable? • Fable breaks the book into spoiler-free chapter threads so you can comment as you go. • Whether you leave quick reactions, full reviews, or just lurk—you’re part of the club. • Download Fable (free on iOS + Android), search for The Missive Book Club, and join us. 📍 And for those in Mexico City: I’ve also launched cuentamereadingclub, an in-person gathering where we swap recommendations, share furtive glances, and then read silently together for an hour. More on that soon…. So grab Babylon Berlin, download Fable, and let’s read together—chapter by chapter, connecting past and present. #BookClub #BabylonBerlin #TheMissive #Fable #CuéntameReadingClub 2025-10-03 03:29:30 .. 84 -68% 4 -67%
This week we kicked off the very first cuentamereadingclub 📚✨ 25 hot readers gathered at hotelsanfernandocdmx to swap books, share recommendations, and exchange a few furtive glances. Then we did the unthinkable: turned off our phones and read in silence for an hour to Thelonious Monk’s 1963 classic “Monk’s Dream.” Pages were turned. Drinks were sipped. New friends were made. And maybe—just maybe—a movement was born. When should round two be? 👀 We’re deciding between Thursday, Oct 2 or Thursday, Oct 16. 👉 Vote in the poll below if you’d join us! 📸: feekaphoto 🇲🇽 El jueves pasado arrancamos con la primera edición de cuentamereadingclub 📚✨ 25 lectores sexys se reunieron en hotelsanfernandocdmx para intercambiar libros, compartir recomendaciones y lanzar miradas furtivas. Luego hicimos lo impensable: apagamos los celulares y leímos en silencio durante una hora, acompañados por el clásico de 1963 de Thelonious Monk, “Monk’s Dream.” Se pasaron páginas. Se brindó. Se hicieron nuevas amistades. Y tal vez —solo tal vez— nació un movimiento. ¿Cuándo hacemos la segunda ronda? 👀 Estamos decidiendo entre jueves 2 de octubre o jueves 16 de octubre. 👉 Vota en la encuesta de abajo si te animas a venir. 2025-09-28 02:20:23 .. 133 -49% 17 +38%
Paris Photo Dump. What an incredible week in the City of Lights with my astral_plans crew. Sadly, I also learned that one of my closest friends in Paris (a woman I once deeply loved) recently died at just 35 years old. 💔 My story of meeting her for a first date 15 years ago is now on substack (link in bio). 2025-08-25 17:08:58 Paris Photo Dump. What.. 536 +107% 15 +22%
Excerpt from my new short story “Hong Kong Opium Dreams” performed last weekend at astral_plans. Shoutout to stavgoldberg tickling the ivories. Huge thanks to damian_aratohn and lyricaleufloria for inviting me to take part in this incredible festival. Full story text on my substack. BTS story for paid subscribers. ✨ 2025-08-21 19:23:56 Excerpt from my new.. 66 -75% 4 -67%
If a man reads bell hooks and no one notices, is he still a feminist? New essay on substack - “In Defense of Performative Males” in which I confess why I’ve always dreamed of being featured on hotdudesreading 2025-08-11 20:49:47 If a man reads bell.. 210 -19% 13 +6%
“Gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette” says #trump as he crashes the world economy #tariffs #mexico #eggs #comedy #satire #economy 2025-04-03 23:56:19 “Gotta break a few eg.. 659 +154% 23 +87%
Parihoa Photo Dump! Swipe for more: 1) We got to stay in the Main House, a modern design home perched on the cliffs at the 771 acre oceanfront property 2) The view! And in NZ summer the sunsets last long and go late 3) The contrast of the modern home and a rustic working farm was so cool! 4) So much love for our host fleursaville and my fellow creators in residence raymondbraun and anna.barouh 5 & 6) this chair, this view… not a bad place to wake up 7 & 8) daily cliffside walks along the farm, which sits above Muriwai Beach just west of Auckland 9 & 10) Beach walks along Muriwai Beach 11) Help me get my WikiFeet rating above a pitiful 3.2 🤣 12) Another great journaling spot 13) One of mc2_life’s jewels in the Jewel Box 🏎️ 14 & 15) Sunset ocean gazing 16) Hard to say goodbye! 2024-12-16 04:16:34 Parihoa Photo.. 556 +114% 12 -2%
Spending a week at parihoa_ as a Creator-in-Residence was transformative. I visited alongside anna.barouh and RaymondBraun, which made for the dream team of fellow writers. Each day balanced creative work and inner reflection amidst the stunning Tasman Sea views and Parihoa’s cliffside trails. From communal writing sessions to storytelling suppers and evenings by the fire, the week was filled with connection, collaboration, and inspiration. Huge thanks to mc2_life, fleursaville, and the parihoa_ team for creating such a magical space for global changemakers. Ready to apply for the Residency? Don’t wait. #Parihoa #artistsresidency #Storytelling #NewZealand 2024-12-14 01:13:48 Spending a week at pa.. 148 -43% 1 -92%
Last week Anna.Barouh and I hosted an intimate community storytelling night at Parihoa_. The theme of the night was “Metamorphosis” and it brought together a beautiful group of people from all walks of life to share a delicious meal and tell stories of change and transformation. ‌ We greeted guests with thought-provoking questions designed to spark conversations around the theme. Anna then guided participants through a series of warm-up exercises, helping them connect with one another and unearth personal stories of challenge, change, and transformation. ‌ Our fellow Creative-in-residence RaymondBraun opened the storytelling part of the evening with a powerful narrative of his own personal metamorphosis. Then I pulled names out of the hat like we do at cuentamestorytelling, picking 15 people from the audience to share moving stories on the stage. ‌ We then enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by our holistic chef, Vale Sumar, who treated us to a homemade fusion of Palestinian, Jewish, and Chilean cuisine and shared her own personal story. As we savored the meal, we continued to connect and share with one another. ‌ The night exceeded even our highest expectations. It was inspiring to witness Parihoa’s unique magic work on everyone present, as people opened up and shared stories they might not have told even to close friends — with strangers. Such vulnerability and courage are rare, and it was deeply meaningful to see everyone experience the healing power of being heard, seen, and felt. ‌ By the end, everyone left with full hearts and new personal and creative connections. ‌ Thank you to everyone who came out and to parihoa_ for hosting us! 2024-12-12 06:16:38 Last .. 168 -35% 16 +30%
Finding writing inspiration at parihoa_. For the last week I’ve been a Creative in Residence at Parihoa Farm, a global wellbeing network founded on this 771 acre oceanfront farm by mc2_life. I’ve been lucky to share this space with my fellow creatives raymondbraun, anna.barouh, and our Gracious Collaborator fleursaville ;) We have cooked meals together, shared our work with each other, and taken a much needed break from the solitary path of writing. Being so close to nature has given me a chance to slow down and listen to my intuitive wisdom. I also got to host a storytelling supper club in this stunning award winning cliffside home. More coming soon… 2024-12-09 01:33:35 Finding writing ins.. 123 -53% 6 -51%
Some of my favorite shots from four years of traveling in Mexico. Shot on a Mamiya 645 medium format and 35mm Pentax SuperMe. Should I start selling prints? 2024-07-13 21:31:49 Some of my favorite shots.. 495 +91% 28 +128%
I started cuentamestorytelling three years ago today - and I’m excited to see how it continues to evolve! Use the code BDAY for 2x1 tickets to all of July’s shows. See you Friday at tonal.tonal 2024-07-03 05:31:19 I started cuentamesto.. 141 -46% 6 -51%
Words in Progress is back! This Tuesday June 18th we are showcasing five fresh new talents from CDMX and beyond. ‌ (Swipe right to see the full lineup) ‌ If you’ve never been, Words in Progress is where CDMX’s best solo performers debut material from their upcoming hours. It’s a mix of comedy, storytelling, and one person plays that is unlike anything you’ll see in Mexico City. ‌ Tickets are limited — and going fast! Grab yours via the link in our bio. See you on Tuesday at foro37! ‌ 🎭 Lineup 🎭 ‌ - samborbolla: “Trial by Marriage” -angelachoi.co: “If the Buddha Did It, Why Can’t I?” - papatlalpan: “Til Dazón Do Us Part” - itsclairesellers: “Arms Up” - sheathertyson: “Awaiting Rapture” - Hosted by markoayling! ‌ 🗓️ Tuesday June 18th 🕖 7PM Doors, 8PM show 📍Foro37, Londres 37 Juárez 🎟️ $250 link in bio 2024-06-14 21:32:42 .. 92 -65% 0 -100%
What a great visit to LA: I laughed, I cried, I said goodbye to family than have left us and hello to a soon-to-be baby. It was also a chance to work out some new material I’ve been working on about moving to Mexico. I took the stage at mothstories and uncabaret and can’t wait to come back to share more soon. Thank you beth_lapides for the invite! 2024-05-26 23:03:07 What a great visit to.. 497 +92% 9 -27%
I’m excited to make my UnCabaret debut tonight Friday May 24th at elcidsunset! ‌ UnCabaret is an LA institution that’s been dubbed “the birthplace of alternative comedy” and has helped incubate some of the most unique and influential voices in comedy today. ‌ I’ll be sharing some juicy stories of my 2020 dating misadventures from quarantining with my parents 😂 Come hear me tell some of the most embarrassing stories I’ve got. 🙈 ‌ 🕡 Doors @ 6 / Show @ 7 🎟️ Link in bio / UnCabaret.com 🎭 elcidsunset 📍 4212 Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake ‌ (Video clip from my performance at mothstories, talking about riding a Minsk Motorbike across Vietnam) 2024-05-24 11:59:33 .. 146 -44% 4 -67%
My Mexico City writer’s nook. Mexico has long been an inspiration for artists of all mediums. Mexico City in particular has attracted both national and foreign artists for centuries. My studio is not far from where two of my favorite writers lived and wrote. Jack Kerouac wrote “Tristessa” and “Mexico City Blues” on Calle Orizaba and William Burroughs wrote three books while living in Colonia Roma. What city inspires you? 2024-04-16 04:10:30 My Mexico City .. 235 -9% 9 -27%
RIP Jean “Cookie” Maninger ❤️ 11/21/32-2/14/24 🍪 I was lucky enough to be the first grandkid to the best grandma. She spoiled me rotten, hence the nickname I gave her for all the cookies she fed me. My grandma was endlessly generous yet an enigma to the end. She fled a privileged upbringing in Greenwich to marry a Navy officer from Kansas and raise four kids in LA. She was outwardly proper, but deeply subversive. She used to tell all her kids and grandchildren bedtime stories of “Bad Bobby / Mary Brown,” a mischievous kid who would do things like stuff the thanksgiving turkey with dog poo! Like I said, an enigma. She studied and taught modern dance in New York, married a sailor in Texas, worked in medicine in California, and took up photography in her 40s, studying at UCLA under Robert Heineken, the protégé of Ansel Adams. For a brief period she took incredible photos of her family and captured a vintage LA that is largely gone. Her passing marks the end of a year and a half in hospice, a process that was both painful for her yet slow enough for everyone to have time to share their love with her, make peace with the inevitable, and say goodbye to the matriarch of our family. Part of my process included dusting off her darkroom and cataloging her hundreds of rolls of black and white film. I got into film photography exactly 50 years after she did, just a few years younger than she was at the time. By then she had already donated most of her equipment to the local high school and quit shooting, developing, and printing film decades before. But unearthing these shots from the 70s became a portal for connecting with her when she was about my own age. In her work I got to witness the eye of an artist that had largely retired by the time I came into this world. And now I see it was just one of the many gifts she gave me and my family. Thank you for everything Cookie, you’ve given me more than I can ever fully express. At least you managed to reunite with Halford on Valentine’s Day, just in time for your 72nd anniversary. Give H a hug for me, I miss you both. 🕊️💔🎞️ 2024-02-15 07:08:10 .. 906 +249% 51 +315%
I can’t believe the first season of Sexico City is coming to a close this Friday! Big thanks to everyone who has made this show a success - carminathecoach morotours_ isalorentedc lateatreria brewbrew.cafe mymystra somosneda and too many more to fit into one post. 🫶🏼 if you’ve been wanting to see sexicocitycdmx for yourself, come to the season finale this Friday at 8PM! Tix in bio of Sexico City! 2023-11-08 02:49:17 I can’t believe.. 88 -66% 2 -84%
🇲🇽 Happy Mexican Independence Day! 🇲🇽 Join the celebration with cuentamestorytelling and enjoy 30% off tickets for all upcoming shows, including our special “Independencia” event on September 20th. Don’t miss out on these unforgettable stories! 🎉 Purchase your tickets through the link in our bio before the offer ends on Sunday at 6 PM CDMX time. 👆#independencia #storytelling #cdmx #quehacercdmx ——— 🇲🇽 ¡Feliz Día de la Independencia de México! 🇲🇽 Únete a la celebración con cuentamestorytelling y disfruta de un 30% de descuento en las entradas para todos nuestros próximos shows, incluido nuestro evento especial “Independencia” el 20 de septiembre. ¡No te pierdas estas historias inolvidables! 🎉 Compra tus boletos a través del enlace en nuestra biografía antes de que termine la oferta el domingo a las 6PM, hora CDMX. 👆 2023-09-16 01:34:59 .. 96 -63% 0 -100%
Which book should we read next? Join the #MarkoBookClub on substackinc (link in bio) #bookclub #bookstagram #bookrecommendations 2023-08-02 22:52:31 Which book should we read.. 134 -48% 9 -27%
Throwback to when I visited the kerouacproject in Orlando Florida, the home where Jack Kerouac wrote “The Dharma Bums,” this month’s pick for the #MarkoBookClub. . Kerouac was hugely influential in my decision to choose an alternate path after finishing school, and it’s been a pleasure to revisit this book that impacted me so much in those formative years. . “The Dharma Bums” is a pretty fast read and I finished it in just a week. I’ve moved on to “Big Sur,” his final book which serves as a poignant counterpoint to the spiritual optimism of his Dharma Bums days. . What’s your favorite Kerouac book? Click the link in my bio to join our #bookclub discussion on Zoom. . #booktok #bookstagram #booklover #readmorebooks 2023-07-19 02:03:53 Throw.. 179 -31% 9 -27%
This 4th of July I celebrate freedom through the July #MarkoBookClub pick: “The Dharma Bums” by Jack Kerouac. . A few years ago I got to visit the house where Kerouac wrote “The Dharma Bums,” kerouacproject - a 1920s cottage in College Park, Orlando where his mother was living at the time. . He shared the home with her from July 1957 to Spring 1958 while he typed up “The Dharma Bums,” the sequel to his smash hit, “On The Road,” which was published while he was living here, rocketing him to fame. . The house fell off the radar of most of Kerouac’s biographers until it was rediscovered, repurchased by the Kerouac Project, and renovated with the help of a $100,000 donation. . Since 2000 it has functioned as a museum and writer’s residence, where authors are invited to stay for 3 months to concentrate on their work. Over 65 writers have stayed here to date. . Click the link in my bio to read why I think “The Dharma Bums” is Kerouac’s best book and how you can join my book club on substackinc for 50% off this week only! . 🎥: vagabrothers 2023-07-05 01:08:33 .. 170 -34% 12 -2%
This month’s book club pick is one of my all-time favorites - “Dharma Bums” by Jack Kerouac. ⠀ Those of you’ve followed me for some time know I’m a major fan of the Beat Generation. Call me a #BasicBeat. ⠀ In college I fell in love with the spirit of this post-war generation of bohemian writers who rejected the conformity of 1950s America in favor of finding a deeper meaning of life. ⠀ In a time when Senator Joseph McCarthy was leading a witch-hunt against “un-American” activities, the Beats were traveling the world, studying ancient cultures, and integrating segregationist America vis-a-vis their love of jazz music and the spontaneous self-expression it represented. ⠀ And even though many see reading the Beats as a mere youthful phase, it’s clear that they influenced American society in countless ways. Without the Beats in the 50s, we would not have had the Hippies in the 60s, and the broader embrace of the counterculture we have today. ⠀ Like all of Kerouac’s books, Dharma Bums is a lightly fictionalized version of his real life. It tells the story of Kerouac navigating the explosive fame of “On the Road” by exploring Zen Buddhism with the poet Gary Snyder, who Lawrence Ferlinghetti described as “the Thoreau of the Beat Generation.” ⠀ “Dharma Bums” chronicles their friendship from 1955-56, when Snyder was studying Asian languages at UC Berkeley and Kerouac was working as a fire watcher in an isolated cabin in the Desolation Peak wilderness. ⠀ I’m excited to revisit Dharma Bums to get back in touch with a book that truly made me who I am today. And I hope it sparks something within you as well. ⠀ PS: This week marks the 1-year anniversary of The Missive on substackinc subcriptions THIS WEEK ONLY! ⠀ If you’ve ever wanted to join our live book club discussion, this is a great time do become a paying subscriber at the lowest rate I will ever offer. ⠀ Happy reading - and if Kerouac’s work has also impacted you, let me know how in the comments below. 👇🏼 ⠀ - Marko 2023-07-03 19:14:59 .. 261 +1% 24 +95%
I am super excited to share more details about my first ever workshop & guided tour of Mexico City: “The Art of Storytelling”. . From October 1-7th, I’ll be hosting 12 creatives to spent a week with me in Mexico City exploring my favorite places in the capital while learning the craft of storytelling — and of course, eating some of the best food the city has to offer. . My goal is to combine a traditional tour and a dedicated workshop. We’ll start each day with some writing exercises to help you unlock real-life experiences you can weave into stories. . I’ll then take you to the locations of some of the most fascinating stories of Mexico City — the birthplace of Tenochtitlan, the complex love affair of Hernán Cortés and his indigenous wife, “La Malinche,” and the tragic fall of the Aztec capital — using history to illustrate timeless storytelling principles in situ. . Each afternoon we’ll enjoy delicious local lunches and meet again in the afternoon to practice delivering stories that move your audience. Each student will receive personalized coaching and feedback from me to help you develop a story to perform on the final night at my storytelling open mic Cuéntame. . No storytelling experience is needed to join us. Whether you want to improve your storytelling skills for work, your personal life, or as a professional creator, this trip will help boost your confidence on the stage — or any time all eyes are on you. . This trip is limited to just 12 participants. I’m offering an early bird discount of $300 if you sign up now. Check out my new website for more details! (Link in bio) 2023-06-17 22:05:54 .. 289 +11% 12 -2%

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