A Story to Tell...

A Secret to Reveal...

A Sin to Confess...

María Amparo Escandón

a sentence in a prison

he pressed against his chest and

in love with a wild

A reasonable, prudent time after Luis’ death, six men came forward all at once and claimed to love Esperanza. They wished they could caress her long black hair and hold her close for at least one century.

made the mistake of telling this to his barber

against another

who in turn told the rest sending the gossip all the way to the neighboring town

in love with