When I hired Dan for day work on the construction crew, he couldn’t speak a word of Spanish and few of us spoke English. I was surprised to see an Anglo waiting on the corner with the hombres, but I took him on because I’d seen him earlier with Senora Maggie, my mother’s friend. He […]
Archive | February, 2014
Private Johnny Whittaker – Tracks Energy Trails
I first met Dan Fields on a freezing winter night. His huge black dog had me pinned down so that I couldn’t run like my two friends had done. My gimpy leg and empty belly put me at a disadvantage and I was caught trying to drag off a sack of food. I know now […]