Creativity and Healing
Day of the Andalucian Gypsies
On October 30, 1996, the Andalusian Parlament declared that November 22 is to be celebrated as El Día de los Gitanos Andaluces, The Day of the Andalusian Gypsies. This day celebrates the arrival of the first group of Gypsies (Gitanos) to Andalusia and their friendly...
Do The Gypsies Really Abduct Children?
A four-year old blonde girl set off a whirlwind of international publicity in October of 2013 when she was found living in Greece with a Romany couple who were not her biological parents. The girl was scurried off to Child Protective Services, the couple arrested, and...
A Writer’s Bible
I’m marking up Stephen King’s JOYLAND like some people do the Bible. Highlighting, underlining and making comments in the margins, boy, will some of my Christian friends have issues with me. Worse yet, instead of doing my work—which today should have been the writing...
Foxhole of his Fears
Is there anyone who feels more like an outcast than a Vietnam vet? When Moncho, a twenty-three year old soldier, returned from Vietnam to his home in Puerto Rico after two years of obligatory service, he was greeted not by applause and acceptance but by jeering and...
The Night the Enemy Wanted to Rob from Me
On April 19, 2013, I presented my debut novel at the illustrious Casa de Espana in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It almost didn’t happen. After more years and more struggle than I care to remember, the date for the official launch of City of Sorrows had finally arrived....
Double Dare
It takes a lot of guts to be an author. Not only did I have to rewrite the ending of CITY OF SORROWS just weeks before the projected release date, I also had to come up with a completely new title and cover design. It was my marketing director, Beth Jusino, who first...
