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Brian Fernandes

Brian Fernandes

Russian Salad

I grew up during the final decade and a half of the Cold War. My peers were children named Lenin, Tolstoy, Natasha, and Natalia. My…

3 min readFeb 28, 2022

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Russian Salad

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Brian Fernandes

God Must Be A Cowboy

I am a cradle Catholic. You might even say I was raised in and around the Catholic Church — in and around parishes in Asia and the Middle…

4 min readSep 5, 2021

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God Must Be A Cowboy

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Brian Fernandes

The Shadow of War, Homework, and the Lambada

Perhaps it is the media-saturated world we live in, or the decade spent in the often volatile Middle East, or a combination of the two…

4 min readAug 27, 2021

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The Shadow of War, Homework, and the Lambada

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Brian Fernandes

Shots of Courage

I shuffled into the nondescript medical office in North Austin with a folder under one arm. It was the early 2000s and I was having a…

3 min readAug 20, 2021

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Pleas For Mister Postman

4 min readSep 16, 2020

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Pleas For Mister Postman

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Brian Fernandes

High Flying Excellence

I never learned her name. We were about half way through a flight from London Heathrow to Dubai and the flight attendant seemed clearly…

4 min readJul 8, 2020

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High Flying Excellence

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Brian Fernandes

Sorted — My early experiences with systemic racism

It was a late evening in the middle of April 1984. My mother, two of my younger brothers and I had just disembarked a Cathay Pacific…

7 min readJun 26, 2020

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Sorted — My early experiences with systemic racism

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Brian Fernandes

Brian Fernandes

I am a freelance writer based in Austin, Texas. I enjoy writing about culture, civic engagement, and human interest topics. Available for hire.

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