Gifts from the heart
Subtitle: stories, memories & chronicles of Lucille Gonzales Oller
By: selected and edited with an introduction by Alexander Blackburn
Contributors: Blackburn, Alexander
Publisher: University of Colorado; UCCS
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Colorado Springs, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781450714075
Subjects: Literary collections; Hispanic American women authors; History
Description: A collection of stories and columns appearing in Writers' forum, Springs magazine, and The gazette that offer a glimpse of the author's life, the history of Colorado Springs, and the challenges faced by women and minorities.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Pam Shockley-Zalabak; title: Introduction: Lou's book / Alexander Blackburn; title: Prologue: Late writing career blooms after Mom's job is finished / Lou Gonzales; title: Stories. Walking on graves; title: An odor of promise; title: A gift from El Médico. Memories. Ten sleep, Wyoming; title: First snow; title: Pikes Peak and "America the Beautiful"; title: Don't mess with Texas; title: La Llorona; title: Neighborhood; title: Tracking Santa; title: Cars; title: French kissing isn't spitting; title: Chile season; title: The tale of South Central; title: Lowell School; title: Father Colom; title: GI Corner; title: Meade Street menders; title: When the Americans came; title: Gentle Ben; title: Options; title: Empty nesters; title: Queen Mum; title: Journeys to El Santuario; title: When the sunlight hit the trees; title: The Georgia Peach; title: The  specter of Ludlow; title: Range riders; title: Home from Ojo Caliente; title: Bonnie's memorial; title: Being there; title: Tales of our times; title: Storytelling; title: Toward the dawn; title: Chronicles. American before America; title: Los peregrinos; title: Day of the Dead; title: Strangers in a strange land; title: The physicist from the San Luis Valley; title: Benny the Barber; title: Reunion; title: Battling bastards of Bataan; title: Veterans Day at the nursing home; title: Reluctant hero; title: Crossroads at My Lai; title: On the reservations; title: A Choctaw gift from the heart; title: Steel; title: Casino workers; title: Mobile mansions; title: Barriers of loneliness; title: Senior sexuality; title: In Josie's best interest; title: A really lousy businessman; title: Message to Max; title: When every foule cometh; title: A fair amount; title: The road to forgiveness; title: Joining Julie; title: People are the same everywhere; title: Gracias a la vida.