Gringo
H I S T O R I A S
-- true tales told to the gringo
from B. at the lavamatica lunch counter
-- trip south & pickup wreck.
from C.R. in his shop around the corner
-- a "codo" father & swimming pool slave digging children.
from J. on a park bench across Fourth street
-- the devil knocking at the tailor's door.
R. tells her story
-- assassination and revenge all in the family.
another gringo remembers
-- the mosaic tile old bus station map on the way to Ixtlan.
from M. in her apartment
-- the state prison at La Mesa.
an old gringo thief confesses (brags?)
-- how he stole money from an undocumented Arab.
Luis tells how his uncle
-- dug up his grandmother's body. [
--Written by cousin Michael--
]
Copyright 2001 Daniel Charles Thomas
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thomas@masinternet.zzn.com