An interconnected series of true stories, observations and
personal essays that range in length from 200-3000 words about life in
a poor barrio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. While it is written
in the first person, the narrator, a 50 year old gringo from
Massachusetts, remains in the background and lets the characters,
who are primarily members of his family and are Dominican, and
the events that unfold around him sustain the narrative(s) which ranges
from funny to frightening. 31,000 words (and counting).