Malcriada -- Nereyda's stars -- Papi -- Cuero -- Justice -- Habibi Beach Chair -- Pastelitos -- Yellow -- Fire Fuego -- Romo -- Heaven -- Mi'ja -- The law -- Bodysuit -- The ride on the Yamaha -- You.
Summary:
In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, aboard an illegal voyage from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, a twelve year old learns her name; a former cacao farmer finds a constellation on his lover's thighs; best friends become strangers and find the essence of themselves in the face of deception; an old man exchanges his homeland for a New York City bodega storefront; preteen boys grapple with authority; female cousins come to terms with their first shared sexual experience; an alcoholic woman finds serenity at the bottom of the sea; feminism is deconstructed by opposing views; on the back of a motorcycle, self-awareness is found; and a woman discovers that healing is a series of choice.
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