My very first essay, the one that began it all... :)
Feb 16, 2025
My ‘place of blue stars’ was the first blueberry hill I ever ran across. Under the blazing sun, I would run into the maze and go blueberry picking to later sell them in the local food market a few miles from our house. I was living with my grandparents, who raised me until age 6, and they always took me to the hill. I was excited to taste the sweetness of the blueberries as they left stains on my clothes. I had found comfort in living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Huauchinango, Puebla. A few months later, I would experience the pale blue, heavenly air of a new life, time, and place.