Jesús Mª Zarco

Explore thoughtful essays and commentary from columnist Jesús María Zarco

"Twenty years from now you will regret the things you didn't do more than those you did. So cast off the lines and leave the safe harbor. Capture the winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Mark Twain

The Measure of Time

The Measure of Time

By Jesús María Zarco.

The shop was tiny. Incredibly small. Minuscule. I always preferred entering through the door facing San Antón Street, leaving the one on King Street for customers. Habits that persist over time...

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The Handyman's Tavern

The Handyman's Tavern

By Jesús María Zarco.

One reaches a certain age, which doesn't say much and yet says enough to warrant examination. I couldn't tell you exactly what, but it might serve as a thread to pull on...

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Graffiti on the Wall

Graffiti on the Wall

By Jesús María Zarco.

It hasn't been more than a week since a friend from La Mancha, a lover of German Shepherd dogs, confessed to me that he used to walk through the Herrería forest. Sometimes in...

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Gustavo from Básica

Gustavo from Básica

By Jesús María Zarco.

I have a cousin from Bilbao who is fantastic, like the asparagus from Navarra that achieved well-deserved fame among novices in the art of filling their belly with vegetables...

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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

By Jesús María Zarco.

Wolves are guided by a predatory instinct that genes have transmitted among their species for centuries. This predatory instinct has placed the wolf at the top of the...

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The Seven Types of Spaniards

The Seven Types of Spaniards

By Jesús María Zarco.

With one foot already in the here and now, after having placed the other in the hereafter, I find myself facing a poisoned reality, a people immersed in discouragement, a panorama whose mere...

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The Six O'Clock Coffee

The Six O'Clock Coffee

By Jesús María Zarco.

The rain stops falling on the windowsill when I decide to take to the streets. No fixed course. No apparent direction. No specific destination. I've been locked between four walls all day and now...

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The Transfer of the Books

The Transfer of the Books

By Jesús María Zarco.

Since his youth, King Philip II's cultural curiosity knew no bounds or borders, and all the plastic arts had found a place in his spirit. And of all of them, without exception...

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A Facebook Post

A Facebook Post

By Jesús María Zarco.

On Friday, October 26th, a post appeared on AME's Facebook page that, in my opinion, deserves a moment of reflection. Under the title "In 2010, the rescue of financial institutions cost...

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