Tag Archives: family

A coming-out letter to family, 30 years later

Posted on September 5, 2026 by juanzqui7

THIRTY YEARS AGO, on Labor Day weekend, I was an unemployed newspaper columnist. My editors at The Houston Post had dismissed me for refusing to keep silent after they refused to allow me to reveal my own sexual orientation in … Continue reading →

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Once a migrant worker …

Posted on July 20, 2016 by juanzqui7

THE GREAT López-Palomo Family Reunion is now history. I am sorry that circumstances prevented my sister Mariana, and others, from attending. The gathering was a huge success but it would have been so much better to have them there among the … Continue reading →

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Moving forward: 14 random thoughts on turning 70

Posted on July 7, 2016 by juanzqui7

FIVE YEARS AGO, as I was about to turn 65, I posted an item on this blog called “54 Random Thoughts on the Eve of My Entering Geezerhood.” Here’s an additional 14 thoughts as I turn 70. 1. If one … Continue reading →

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