My lowly thatched cottage -- My father, mi papi -- Stitchwork -- Ritual and refrain : scenes of a Miami summer -- Sisters -- Beisbol dreams -- "Wait until you have children" -- Birthday parties in heaven -- Cellulite, schmellulite -- Second time around -- Bugs in my teeth -- The religion of love -- Small tomatoes -- Through the valley of the shadow of death -- Biscayne Bay -- Open letter to my son (as he leaves for college) -- Moving up, moving on.
