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Los Sures, Part 3: Desiree Who Was the Color of Cafe Con Leche

I remember Desiree was the first girl I ever loved, the first girl I ever wanted to marry. I remember I was going to be 4 and she was 7. I remember she lived next door to us at 123 … Continue reading

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Los Sures, Part 2: The Apartment on South Second Street

We didn’t always live on South Second Street. We moved there from Rutledge Street, on the other side of the neighborhood. But the Hasidic Jews had moved in, so Papi said we couldn’t live there anymore, although he didn’t live … Continue reading

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