The Devil was as much a part of the García family as the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus; the only person who had never sinned. My teacher, Sister Margaret, told my second-grade class that if you committed a really big sin and were too afraid to ask God for forgiveness, you could pray to
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The cliffs at Point Reyes National Seashore, at the Southern tip of Marin County in Northern California, were an ideal place for Walter Fink to end his life. The cliffs were his favorite place to escape his troubled life, commune >with nature, and sort out the issues that plagued him. They were sunny this time
“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what the right is doing.” —Jesus Christ It was the first Friday in May, the month of Mary. The School Sisters of Notre Dame, our teachers encouraged the kids of our Catholic school to receive Communion during the morning Mass before
Absolution By Armando García-Dávila I drove down the street toward my house after an appointment with my therapist. Would I ever get over my past transgression? I wondered. I sang along with the radio. “Something’s happening here, what it is isn’t exactly clear.” A bright luminous swirling flash dropping from the grey, clouded heavens
Perfil: Poemas y Cuentos / Profile: Poems and Stories By Armando García-DávilaBook Review by Clare Gearhart It’s the New Year! Start it with some delicious, satisfying and calorie free literary snacks from Armando García-Dávila, an author who has recently moved to Ajijic. Like a box of See’s chocolates, there is something in it for
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The Wild Flower By Armando Garcia It doesn’t grow in greenhouses, nurseries, or tended gardens, and survives on but a single season of rain. Borne of hardship it is tempered and thrives where the less hardy wither away. The wildflower seed migrates riding the wind, the wind that recognizes no borders. When in foul
