Guardian Angel I

Great were the results of my mother’s prayers. She always got what she prayed for, or so we kids thought. When I complained that prayers didn’t work, Mom insisted that, while God answers all prayers, his answers aren’t always what we want. And then she would remind me of the nights she sat on myContinue reading “Guardian Angel I”

S is for San Francisco

“San Francisco” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by  Pedro J. Jiménez  From January 1973 through March 1975, I lived in San Francisco while studying at San Francisco State University. Before I enrolled, a package from the registrar’s office arrived with a list of what I needed to bring with me on the day of registration. One requirement: the result of a chestContinue reading “S is for San Francisco”

Book Review: The Black Velvet Coat

Two for one! The two tales interwoven in this debut novel are connected through a black velvet coat, something that was ordinary in the life of Sylvia, the central character of one of the tales, and extraordinary in the life of Anne, the central character in the other tale. No matter how different their circumstances,Continue reading “Book Review: The Black Velvet Coat”