WRITERS ABROAD MAGAZINE: THE THIRD SPACE What impact did Mexico have on you emotionally, sensorally, and intellectually, and did you incorporate this into your writing? All the senses are engaged in this outdoor mecca, and my biggest frustration is my frequent inadequacy in describing it. Occasionally I can capture it, like when the wildflowers cover the hills and their delicious smell is unique and wonderful, I invented the phrase βthe buttery green scent of wildflowersβ that describes it perfectly. Another result of the areaβs influence on my writing is a screenplay I wrote that centers on the famous Baja 1000 off-road race that goes past our house each year. What are local attitudes to writers? Although I speak enough Spanish to conduct my daily life, itβs not good enough to become involved in any writing group that may exist in the nearest town fifteen miles away. The tow Έ‘ ΜΉΌΡ½ΥΙ₯ΝΠΝ‘½ΐΥΠ₯Μέ½Ι₯Ή΅ »eΜΡ½έΈ°)ΝΙΩ₯₯ΉΡ‘ΝΥΙΙ½ΥΉ₯Ή Ι΅ΙΜ Ή½Ρ‘ΘΡΙ ΜΑ½Α±₯ΈΡ‘ ΙΈ)Mέ ΑΑ₯ΉΥ±ΡΥΙΜέ₯±° ±έ εΜΑΙΝΉΠΉά ΝΑΡΜΡΌ΅½Ι °½Ή±ΥΝ₯½ΉΜ) Ή ΝΝΥ΅ΑΡ₯½ΉΜΈ½ΜΡ‘₯ΜΙ±Π½Έε½ΥΘέΙ₯Ρ₯Ήό)±Ρ‘½Υ ΅½ΝΠ½Ρ‘5α₯ ΉΜ$Ή½ά Ι½ΥΉΥΜΌΉ½Π ΡΡΉ‘ΥΙ °Ρ‘) Ρ‘½±₯ ‘ΥΙ ₯Μδ ΘΡ‘Ι ΡΝΠ₯Ή±ΥΉ½Έ΅½Ι ±Μ ΉΡ‘Υ±ΡΥΙ‘ΙΈ)UΉ±₯έ‘Έ$±₯Ω₯Έ%Ι Έ Ή ‘₯Ή°$₯ΉΙ Π½΅΅½Ή ±₯Ρδέ₯Ρ Ρ‘)5α₯ Έ΅½Ι °½Ή±ΥΝ₯½ΉΜ Ή ΝΝΥ΅ΑΡ₯½ΉΜΈ)]‘ Π‘ Ωε½Τ± ΙΉΠΙ½΄±₯Ω₯Ή₯Έ5α₯Όό)!½άΡΌ±₯Ω ΜΥΝΠ₯Έ½ΥΉΡΙδ°ΩΈΡ‘½Υ $Ό‘ ΩΑΙ΅ ΉΉΠ)ΙΝ₯ΉδΈ!½άΡΌΙ ΡΥ°½Θέ‘ ΡΩΘ΅ ΡΙ₯ °½΅½ΙΡΜ$‘ ΩΈ)]‘Ό₯ΜΡ‘ Υ₯Ή½Θε½ΥΘέΙ₯Ρ₯Ή Ή‘½ά΅Υ ½₯Π₯Μ±½ °ό)5½ΝΠ½΅δ Υ₯Ή ΙΑ½Α±έ‘Ό±₯Ω½ΘΡΙ Ω°Ρ‘Ι½Υ‘½ΥΠ5α₯ΌΈ5δέ½Ι¬)‘ ΜΈΑΥ±₯Ν‘₯ΈΩ Ι₯½ΥΜΡΙ Ω°΅ ι₯ΉΜ°±ε₯Ή΅ ι₯ΉΜ Ή½Ή±₯Ή)±½ΜΈ)ΝΙ₯ΡεΑ₯ ° δ₯Έ5α₯Ό)₯Ή±Υ₯Ήε½ΥΘέΙ₯Ρ₯ΉΈ)e½Τ »eΠ±₯Ωέ‘Ιέ±₯Ωέ₯Ρ‘½ΥΠ)Ρ ₯Ή΅½ΙΉ₯Ήέ ±¬ δΈ%Π)έ½Υ±Ν½΅Ρ‘₯Ή ₯ΈΡΌΝ₯ΈΉ½Π)ΡΌΠ½ΥΠ₯ΉΡΌΡ‘ΙΝ ₯Θ Ή) ΥΡ₯Υ°ΝΉΙδΈ$‘ Ω‘½ΥΝ‘½±)‘±ΐ½ΥΑ±Ρ₯΅Μέ¬ΝΌέ‘Έ)ё佡₯Έ$ΡΉΡΌέ½Ι¬ ±½Ή)Ν₯½Ρ‘΄½Ι Ή₯ι₯Ή°ΡΡ₯Ή)± ΥΉΙδΙ δ ΉΝΌ½ΈΈ±Ρ‘½Υ έΥΝΡ‘½΅Α½ΥΉ½ΘΑΙ₯Ω ΡΥΝ½Ή±δ°)Ρ‘½ΥΘ Ν₯Ρ Μ ΉΡέΉΡδ΅ΡέΌΜΙΕΥ₯Ι½ΉΝΡ ΉΠΥΑΐΈ=Ήέ¬$)Ό₯ΉΡΌΡ½έΈ½ΘΙ½Ι₯Μ°ΝΌΡ‘ΙΝΠ½Ρ‘Ρ₯΅° ΡΘ΅δ΅½ΙΉ₯Ήέ ±¬°$Ν₯Π₯Έ)½Ή½Ω Ι₯½ΥΜΑ± Μ°₯ΈΡ‘±₯Ω₯ΉΙ½½΄°₯ΈΝ΅ ±°±₯Ι ΙδέΥ₯±Π°½Θ½ΥΡΝ₯)ΥΉΘΑ ± Α½ΩΙ±½½₯ΉΡ‘έ ΡΘΡΌέΙ₯ΡΈ δ±ΥΉ‘Ρ₯΅'e΄Ι δ½Θ)Ή ΐ° Ή ΡΘΡ‘Ή ΐ$έ₯±°½ΡΈΙΡΥΙΈΡΌΡ‘έΙ₯Ρ₯ΉΡΌΌΉ½Έ΅Ι Ρ₯Ω)Ρ‘₯ΉΜ±₯₯Ρ₯Ή ΉΑ₯ΉΥΐέ₯Ρ ΅ ₯±ΜΈ(ΔΔπ5dΘΐΔ