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The instant taxi –

Okay, it’s getting late. Last call. So one night, I was probably twelve, because my brother had his license and his new Nova. What a beautiful car. Anyway this drunk wants a ride to...

A little dispute-

One more, really? I have other things to do you know. Okay! I started playing pool when I was eight years old or so. My sister was even younger when she started. If I...

The late night customer-

Ok, I.m on a roll now. We had live Mexican bands playing on Saturday nights at our place. We would often go to T.J to get the bands. My father had a good sense...

A shot in the dark

When I was in the sixth grade, I was working after school in my parents bar, as usual. If you have read some of my stories on my website or novels, you are aware...

The Burglars

We leased our restaurant for ten years in Santa Ana, California. It was the largest Mexican bar, dancehall, and restaurant in the county. It was also probably, the roughest. Unknown to us was the...

Our fourth restaurant – 1965

When I was fourteen I had the good fortune of leaving the hustle and bustle of the big city and moved out into the country. I had no choice in the matter, but it...

Starting work early–

My father was a jack of all trades and was afraid of nothing, or so it seemed to me when I was young. He was a housing tract lather and plaster as were many...

Monk – Nov.10, 2018

My mother wanted Finches. My father and I poured the slab in the corner of the back yard. It was four feet by eight feet. We built a cage on the slab with two...

Smile Train, 633 Third Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017

Do you want to help someone for almost nothing? Are you busy and don’t have a lot of time to spare? Smile Train arranges cleft palate surgeries on children around the world. Did you...

The Floating Market – Saigon – 2018

Nov. 4 – Day 15 – Today we visited the Cal Rang floating market on the Mekong River. The river is a muddy color as we slide onto it. It is crossed by a...