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Consuelo

Being around Consuelo confuses me sometimes. When I’m with her, I miss my grandma, and have to remind myself that Consuelo is not of my grandmother’s generation. If Grandma were still living, she’d be 117. I think Consuelo is in her late seventies. She’s barely even old enough to have been my mom. There areContinue reading “Consuelo”

Posted bySue GranzellaJuly 22, 2020Posted inimmigrants11 Comments on Consuelo

Jose and Oso

As soon as Shelter-In-Place started, I understood: I needed to experience the world as bigger than what was contained inside the walls of my house. So I started sitting outside. The day it occurred to me that I could plunk an empty extra chair 8 feet away from where I sat on the front lawn,Continue reading “Jose and Oso”

Posted bySue GranzellaJuly 8, 2020Posted inimmigrants, Uncategorized26 Comments on Jose and Oso

Santiago

On a hot day in mid-May at around 6:00 pm, I glimpsed a man down the street. He was standing still, facing me. After a bit, he turned his back and began walking away. Then, abruptly, he spun around and marched directly toward me, stopping about eight feet away. A visitor! He wore a mask,Continue reading “Santiago”

Posted bySue GranzellaJuly 2, 2020Posted inimmigrants27 Comments on Santiago
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