Tico Tales
Adelia RitchieI love to write about connections — living things, adventures, the man who rides his skinny horse past my gate every morning, stuff that goes haywire, some little words and some big words.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 88 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 2 days ago |
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Hey, Waiter! There's a Scorpion in my Cereal!
Breakfast with a Little Extra Crunch
I woke up this morning expecting the usual: coffee, a quiet moment, and a bowl of cereal before starting the day. Costa Rica, however, had other plans.
Because apparently, here in the Southern Zone, br...
Turn Right at the Big Mango Tree
One of the first things you learn after moving to Costa Rica is that an address is not always an address.
Back home, we’re used to something like: 123 Main Street, Apartment 4B. It’simple, efficient, and a GPS can find it. But here?
“Go 3...
THE ACCIDENTAL EXPAT: A COSTA RICAN ADVENTURE-#2
Author’s Note: In this book, which I’m serializing here with weekly chapters, you will read about some of my adventures, as well as the trials, tribulations, and joys of relocating to a foreign country where literally everything is differen...
THE ACCIDENTAL EXPAT: A COSTA RICAN ADVENTURE
Author’s note: My book, The Accidental Expat: A Costa Rican Adventure, was launched in 2024 and the first printing has sold out. While we eagerly await the next edition, I promised to serialize the book right here on Substack. I’ll be publi...
Let’s Go on A Möbius Trip
Möbius Strip Painters, sketch by author
Chromosomes unzip
rings of genes, one side, one edge
a Möbius strip
Mathematicians and scientists have been described as seekers of knowledge who “build castles in the air” for the sheer beauty...
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