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Is there a “th” sound in the Spanish language (aside from the weird way Castillian-speaking Spaniards pronounce the letter s)? Most folks would tell you no, and I was one of them until not long ago when I realized there … Continue reading →

(Recently, the San Marcos newspaper for which I worked a number of years, The Hays County Citizen, was digitalized by the San Marcos Public Library. I haven’t had a chance to read much of what is there, but this column, … Continue reading →

(I was going through some old emails and found this bit in a long 2010 missive to a friend.) I’M AT A Houston airport restaurant, sipping on a Cuba libre as I wait for my flight home to Washington to … Continue reading →

I only read eight non-fiction books this year. Of those, by far my favorite was Solito by Javier Zamora. I read it first for a book review I wrote and then I went back and listened to it in audio because he did the … Continue reading →

WITH ONLY a few days before the new year arrives, it is time to let you know which books I enjoyed the most this year. As if you gave a hoot! There were a lot of books released this year, many … Continue reading →

Solito, A Memoir, by Javier Zamora (Hogarth, 381 pp) By Juan R. Palomo [Note: this review is being published by “Voices de la Luna,” a San Antonio literary magazine] AS A YOUNG boy growing up in his grandparents’ home in … Continue reading →

THE FIRT TIME I ever went to Eagle Pass, Texas, I was a third-grader. I joined all the other students from my school who’d tested positive for TB on a school bus for the 45-mile trip to an old hangar in … Continue reading →

  THE MONTH of May summons many images. Mother’s Day. Cinco de Mayo. Graduation. But any Catholic will tell you the real significance of the month: May is the Virgin Mary’s month. During May, Catholics gather – in their churches, at … Continue reading →

THE LENTEN SEASON never fails to evoke strong memories of my grandfather. My father’s father was a big man. At least that’s the way I remember him. He had dark skin and white hair. He sported a broad, drooping mustache. He … Continue reading →