I think, How clever time works, overlapping people's lives at certain stages, and as some eyes are waking up, others are already closing, securing th… - Rigoberto González

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I think, How clever time works, overlapping people's lives at certain stages, and as some eyes are waking up, others are already closing, securing the continuity of the world. My mother and I were connected for twelve years. She also lived during a time I didn't exist. And I, in turn, must now keep living when she does not. And yet my father, who still shares the same wheel of time, is more like my parallel line.

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About Rigoberto González

Rigoberto González (born July 18, 1970) is an American writer and book critic. He is an editor and author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and bilingual children's books.

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Alternative Names: Rigoberto Gonzalez
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