Curtains of Rain: Cortinas de Lluvia Author|Dan Conaway Esquire " -Coach Rick Smith Retired

" -Coach Rick Smith Retired College Football Coach East Carolina University Pirates

"The concepts of imagination and creativity can often be difficult for people to grasp and understand

Fielkow has been in the trenches

with her young son

Compelled by birthright to take up arms

Curtains of Rain: Cortinas de Lluvia Author|Dan Conaway Esquire " -Coach Rick Smith RetiredSolitaria Gaviota Alaniz is a girl on the margins, growing up in a border town while navigating the complexities of familial relationships, environmental racism, and a queer secret that threatens to cleave her from those she cherishes most. Eventually, towing the line becomes untenable, and after a traumatic exorcism, Sol is forced to flee from everything she has ever known. Fifteen years later, Solitaria returns to confront the ghosts of homophobia