A Brave New World

NeVina Robinson

You are a boy named John. Your mother is Linda. You're father left you and your mother in Malpais. You are young and impressionable and you notice that your mother acts differently than the other women in Pueblo because she drinks a lot with many men. Do you confront her about it, or do you leave it alone?
I ask her why she's different.
I leave it alone. It's not my problem.