Belle Isle Skies
By Ruben Mauricio
Being raised in a mainly Mexican neighborhood with a dark brown Dad & a very white Mom makes for some good neighborhood gossip or at least contributes to some widespread cultural confusion among the locals. Let’s venture back to the very beginning & see how this multi-culti mix had its origins in 1960’s Detroit.
Belle Isle SkiesOct 02, 2022
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Grief & Grieving : Remembering Mom .. Finding the words to describe our last moments with Mom
Follow me as I accompany my mother as she arrives at Christopher House Hospice. My mother, Vivienne, passes away just one hour after her arrival.
Oct 02, 202203:24
Standing in the Rain ( With a Small Vase of Roses)
Grief’s arms reach long & deep, it’s wiry fingertips scratching the skin of your throat, pressing, releasing.
Jul 13, 202202:43
Taquitos, Corazon! … How Frozen Tacos Can Melt Your Heart & Heal Asthma, too !
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When you’re having a bad asthma day, Grandpa Joe’s house is the best place to find refuge… and little tacos, too !
Jun 30, 202207:29
Fathers’ Day in Southwest Detroit :Let’s Get This Show on the Road !!
Remembering Dad : his smile and laughter embraced all those around him.. at the kitchen table, the Express Bar on Michigan Ave. or the summertime picnics at Patton Park on Vernor Highway. RIP Pops !
Jun 16, 202204:19
Chocolate Scars & Impromptu Lullabies
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Love and longing in 1969’s Southwest Detroit
Oct 06, 202103:25
Reimagining My Father:
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Let’s head back to a 1977 Southwest Detroit Father’s Day where my Dad, Rosendo Mauricio, preps and primps for his own holiday
Apr 29, 202102:24