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.

The rocky outcrop we sunned on at Cascais.

Jamón in Barcelona.

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

Tapas, Lisbon.

Beautiful views in Cascais.

Praça do Comércio, Lisbon.

Mural in Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

2D sculpture, Barcelona.

Golden Gate Bridge, sort of, Lisbon.

Lisbon.

Cais das colunas, Lisbon.

Crazy sea boulders, Cascais.

At Sole e Pesce with CCB, Lisbon.

Alfama, Lisbon.

On the Tagus River with Amina Gautier.

Sardine tapas at Sol e Pesce, Lisbon.

Miradouro breakfast, Lisbon.

Beach in Cascais.

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

Church at Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Lisbon.

Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

Beach drinks, Barcelona.

Green sea rocks, Cascais.

Gótico, Barcelona.

Gótico, Barcelona.

View from Aljube, Lisbon.