The Pony Girl Diva

The introduction to Sarah’s Song started with an ethereal lead guitar riff accompanied within seconds by two kettledrums beating a rhythm that first mimicked the trotting clip clop then the galloping clatter of horse hooves. It signaled to the audience that the centerpiece and finale of Mona’s concert–the mega hit that propelled her to international superstar status–was finally beginning. Waiting […]

The Thunder Rolls

“My name is Christina Joan Ramirez, and for the record, I’m a gold star lesbian. or at least I thought I was,” I said with a giggle and a hair flip. At five feet tall, with my Afro-Latina curls, I could often talk my way out of a bad situation. After all, I was just a kid. I know it […]