Chapter 1 Peggy and Ron Their third child, Julie, was born mentally retarded. In the sixties they didn’t call it…
Befri & Stend On our first night as roommates, I slept at an ex’s. He had a spare bed, and…
Nice To Meet You Again “And this is your Uncle Felix. And your Tita Luz. And your Tita Reyna. And…
First Encounter Pan across a food court entrance, individuals funneling in as they find friends and join tables. Clusters noticing…
CHAPTER 3 DECONSTRUCTION Summer, 2007 Not long after my video interview with Grandma, summertime brought an opportunity to see a…
CHAPTER 2 WILL THE CIRCLE BE BROKEN Spring, 2007 Now smaller in her polyester button-down shirt, my grandma greeted me…
CHAPTER 1 FORGET ME NOT Spring, 1962 “All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow…
“Everybody has a legacy. Everybody has a birthright. You have to believe in your legacy and confirm it and practice…
“My memoir Places in Time arose out of a great thirst for youthful adventure and even more, for a passion…
Frederick Livingston, author of The Moon and Other Fruits, shares what he’s been reading lately. As spring wakes the soil…