A childhood memory from San Jorge, El Salvador, became the seed of Miriam and Ricardo’s story—and eventually a nine-track instrumental album. W. E. Ticas explores the memory, landscape, folklore, and storytelling behind La Novia de Las Piletas.
Category Archives: Essays
The Weight of Useless Things
Why do we hold on to objects that no longer serve any practical purpose? A cracked mug, a faded letter, a rusted key—sometimes the things we keep are valuable not because of what they are, but because of the memories they carry.
Places Remember Differently
Memories possess their own geography. A reflection on ordinary places, the passage of time, and the quiet way certain streets preserve fragments of who we once were.
What We Forget Also Shapes Us
We often measure our lives by what we remember, yet much of who we are has been shaped by what time quietly carried away.
