Past Perfect
A bolillo’s memory of Christmas in Laredo: tamales, fireworks, red cowboy boots, and my own record player
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The portable hardwood roller rink showed up every December
Past Perfect
The danger of the parsonage: blue sparks and melting metal smells
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Trouble followed Pete around like a pet dog
The Re-Con
Sight Unseen: color blind in a world that favored white
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Where racism lives and thrives: no complex diagnosis required.
Mystery Customer
Enterprise: fast, considerate service; Ruiz Custom Meats: fresh and on time
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Lolita’s Bistro: consistently good service
Maverick Ranch Notes
A long wait is over, and it’s Fall
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Light slanting across a yellow grass field
Ay te watcho
California fires evoke a deep sadness from the loss of my animals, my totems, and reminders of who I am
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We also lost part of our identities
The Re-Con
The Star’s Mangled Banter: O’er the Twitter we watched were but fallacies streaming?
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The star’s mangled banter, despotic, doth wail
Letters to the Publisher
Writer to spineless Congressmen: wear your NRA caps to work
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We are numbed by the daily carnage
Santa Maria Journal
I tap into the fuse that prompted this writing; in the distance, coyotes telegraph their own story
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Boundless gratitude for the life I’ve lived here