Here are some choice photos from my last couple weeks hanging out in Portugal and Spain! The Disquiet International Literary Program is what brought me to Lisbon–and I had a blast with the other participants with all the events and bar nights–but I was also able to fit in a couple side trips too. It’s been pretty great to recharge spiritually before my first novel comes out in a few weeks. (Have I mentioned Kings of Broken Things yet? Order now!) On the spiritual restoration score, mission accomplished! But my body is a little beat up. So much fun though.

Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcantara, just around the corner from my place in Lisbon.

Sardine tapas at Sol e Pesce, Lisbon.

Miradouro breakfast, Lisbon.

Gótico, Barcelona.

The rocky outcrop we sunned on at Cascais.

Church at Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Lisbon.

View from Aljube, Lisbon.

Lisbon.

Mural in Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

Crazy sea boulders, Cascais.

Bookmobile parked outside our visit to the US Embassy, Lisbon.

Alfama, Lisbon.

Jamón in Barcelona.

Cais das colunas, Lisbon.

Golden Gate Bridge, sort of, Lisbon.

Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

At Sole e Pesce with CCB, Lisbon.

Praça do Comércio, Lisbon.

Gótico, Barcelona.

2D sculpture, Barcelona.

Green sea rocks, Cascais.

On the Tagus River with Amina Gautier.

Tapas, Lisbon.

Beach drinks, Barcelona.

Beautiful views in Cascais.

Beach in Cascais.