Gorbman.comLife in Merida and writing a book

I’ve sold a few copies. Some to people I don’t even know!
I’m still not widely marketing this because I have to fix some format issues. I’ve been busy with my blog, www.gorbman.com, which is gathering a readership and I’m hoping that the two entities will feed into each other as time goes by.
Amazon sent me [...]

I haven’t blogged for a while because I’m exhausted. There are an awful lot of social and public events at this time of year. Parties, parades, light displays, concerts… On Three Kings Day (Jan. 6), everyone eats a ring cake called rosca de reyes. You can go from one rosca party to another. There was [...]

By Beryl Gorbman
Inspired by Ileana Acevedo
Andy was sitting under a tree in his yard. He was sad because last week his grandmother Nina had died. He had heard her make some strange noises and then she didn’t breathe any more. And then his mother had started crying, so he knew something very bad had happened.
When [...]

Winter weather is dreary in Seattle – day after day of relentless, gray rain, falling listlessly on an already-drenched, soaking wet city, the endless dripping a backdrop for conversations, music, or meditation. This weather drives us natives to odd habits – compulsive reading, drinking vast amounts of gourmet coffee, watching lots of movies and sitting [...]

New project. This novel begins in Merida in December 2012, close to the end of the Maya Long Count calendar. Miriam Glass, a NYC legal investigator, and Jose Luis Contreras, the local police chief, try to figure out who is killing spiritual seekers and why. This is a work in progress and I would appreciate comments on and off-line. Thanks. bg

This is the beginning of a novel I completed several years ago. It is in the hands of my agent, Alice Volpe.

Anatila Parks is a resident of our Merida community. She’s a lively person who has lived here since 1991.

Hey take look at this intro – let me know if you like it. It’s the beginning of a book about a pair of sociopaths.