Email Author Silvana Salcido Esparza

2003 Stories by Silvana Salcido Esparza

• Mayo My!

  published May 1, 2003

  The night was cool and I was into the groove of old-school Chaka Kahn blasting on my car stereo as I cruised down Central Avenue in Phoenix. But... More >>

• Corn Stalking

  published April 10, 2003

  "Eloooootes, eloooootes," chanted Jaime, an awkward and petite man. As though in a trance he stood there, all five feet of him, dressed in... More >>

• Warm-up Act

  published April 3, 2003

  It's only April, and already I'm waking up in a pool of sweat. Ugh. Like insects crawling over a corpse, an army of air-conditioning repair... More >>

• French Fritos

  published March 20, 2003

  Several years ago the Coronado Homeowners Association commissioned a mural as an effort to promote and clean up the historic Coronado... More >>

• The Thin Man

  published March 13, 2003

  You know there is something wrong when a gringo knows more about your own culture than you do. I felt this way about chef Rick Bayless. How... More >>

• The Hot Chick

  published February 27, 2003

  Salsa. Oh, how I remember it. Not the condiment. The dance. Salsa, disco, no matter what kind of music – there was a time when I always had... More >>

• Feeding Fido

  published February 20, 2003

  When I was a little girl, my family would take monthly trips to Tijuana, and my mouth would water the entire trip in anticipation of the culinary... More >>

• Binge and Splurge

  published February 13, 2003

  When my mother was alive, we would take weekend trips to Tijuana for eating binges that I still remember fondly. You know what I'm talking about ... More >>

• Medium Cool

  published February 6, 2003

  Once, I was just like most people. My thinking was that all Mexicans ate the same. How ignorant I was. Now, I've done extensive traveling and... More >>

• Armpit Fare

  published January 30, 2003

  It's amazing how different you feel when you cross over the imaginary line dividing Mexico and the U.S. You go south, for example, and... More >>

• Thigh High

  published January 23, 2003

  Like all good addictions, it started small – really small. Just a little one to try it out. Then, slowly, I found myself spending nights fixate... More >>

• Nappy Roots

  published January 16, 2003

  Those lazy Mexicans. Surely you've seen them, for they are everywhere. Always sitting down taking a siesta instead of working. My siblings and... More >>

• Search Party

  published January 9, 2003

  I had a disaster on my hands. In just hours, guests would begin arriving at my holiday party, and here I was, driving around in circles in a... More >>

• Van Dulce

  published January 2, 2003

  It might sound stereotypical, but Mexicans love their Chevys. Not Chevrolet. Just Chevy. Even the carmaker knows how much the shortened brand name... More >>