Selected short stories / Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Includes bibliographical references

Part 1: The black man in the forest -- Women with horns -- Trinidad's brooch -- The balete tree -- Friday evening at the seashore -- Miracle at Santo Niño Church -- Casa bonita -- The Virgin's last night -- Waiting for papa's return -- The blue-green chiffon dress -- The dead boy -- The dirty kitchen -- Flying a kite -- The artist -- Flip gothic -- The Turkish seamstress in Ubec -- Part 2: Alba -- Vigan -- The last moon-game of summer -- The rice field -- 1943: Tiya Octovia -- Jorge in Sagada -- 1973: recruiting -- Christmas eve -- Almost forgotten -- Manila without Verna -- Romeo -- My mother is dying -- The Che Guevara night. Part 3: Acapulco at sunset -- Welcome to America -- Butterscotch marble ice cream -- Sid Lansky's vacation -- On the way to Kalighat -- The circle of life -- San Miguel de Allende -- Remembering Che Guevara -- The Syrian doctor in Paris -- Melisande in Paris