Papa, my maternal grandfather, lived in Alto Ranoi, Quitla, Aldona. He and my grandmother raised six children in a large house. I believe all his children were born in that house but I cannot be sure. It's true that some of his grandchildren were born in there. Papa, I'm told, in the days when he… Continue reading An Ode to Papa
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Granny’s Field of Dreams
Aldona
It took me a long time to find Papa's house in Aldona. The wall on which I bloodied my three year old knees had crumbled but a flicker of memory lingered on. While i couldn't enter Papa's once magnificent house through the padlocked front door, I could've entered through a huge hole in the concrete… Continue reading Aldona
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