Salsa and Chips
Several years ago I took a trip via bus through the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. I wish that I would have had Dan Revele's short story collection SALSA AND CHIPS with me. Without it, I was puzzled (and sometimes frazzled) by the vagueries of the Mexican bus transportation system, hotel reservation "systems," and the very different pace of life far south of the border.Had I read SALSA AND CHIPS, I would have very clearly understood that, as Dan pointed out to me, there is definite "Mexican Way" of doing things. Not that I was the Ugly American tourist or anything like that, but Dan's warm and affectionate tales of the people of Tecate, Mexico would certainly have had a better time bouncing through the countryside. Having El Flako, the hopless bungler and schemer, Father Ruben, the priest who is devoted to all things spiritual as well as edible, and Treenie Contraras, the charming scoundrel who can make anything happen (for a price) as companions would smooted some of those rough rodes and brought a smile to my face.Maybe you can't afford a long trip through the Yucatan, but Dan Reveles can take you just across the border to a place that's filled with magic. A place where you can settle down in the plaza and be entertained by town's many inhabitants.And if you like SALSA AND CHIPS, be sure to check out Dan's previous story collection, ENCHILADAS, RICE, AND BEANS.