C enizo Not es
by Carolyn Brown Zniewski, publisher and Danielle Gallo, editor
L
et me introduce
you to Rocky,
the
rocking,
reading rabbit I spot-
ted up in McCamey
about a year ago. He is
on the front cover with
Daisy, the young read-
er. We’ve finally got
him ready to go to
work. This issue is full
to the brim with poetry and fiction. As far as
I know, it is the first time we have had a
majority of fiction in the Cenizo. We have
some good stories for you.
This is a good time of year to think about
reading. The holidays are coming soon and if
you are looking for gift ideas there is no bet-
ter place to go than a local bookstore. One
good thing about books is that you don’t
have to worry about size or color. New or
used doesn’t matter that much either. Some
of the most wonderful gifts can be used
books.
Big Bend is populated with dozens of
authors, our own Jim Glendinning has writ-
ten several and has a new one on the way.
Lonn Taylor, who has written for us in the
past, has a few under his belt as well. There
are mystery writers, historians, geologists,
cookbook authors and autobiographers writ-
ing here in West Texas. I think you could
walk down any street in any town in the 432
area code and find a writer or two. This issue
celebrates the poetry and short fiction of our
area.
Rocky is the Cenizo mascot. He sits under
the trees in his special spot and reads and
reads and reads. He doesn’t care how old or
young you are, he’ll always find something
good for you to read. Rocky recommends
bookstores new and used and the libraries in
just about every town. We are so bookish that
many regular shops carry a small selection.
Rocky says, “Make mine in print!”
I
am continually
amazed at how I
wake up one morn-
ing after enduring an
eternity of blazing hot
summer days to find
that it is simply autumn,
as though someone
bumped the cosmic
thermostat and there it
sits at a reasonable
number. Suddenly all the flying pests are a lit-
tle sluggish and easier to swat, though the
wasps are busier than ever around the ripen-
ing tuna. My brave little pomegranate bush
put forth three fruits this year and I find myself
checking their blush a dozen times a day—
hesitant to pick them too soon, terrified of
waiting too long. They are my favorite fruit
here.
The first sign of the fall for me is always the
first time I notice the angle of the sun chang-
ing in the sky, heading further south with all
the summer birds, as though it too prefers to
winter in Mexico. The porch is suddenly half-
bright at midday as the light begins creeping
toward the wall of the house, as though
stretching in anticipation of keeping us a little
warmer when we need it most. And though I
miss the long lingering evenings as they short-
en, I love the sense of exhilaration the morn-
ing chill always brings me. More than any-
thing, though, I love being able to leave the
house in the middle of the day with the chil-
dren. They are infinitely more likely to take
naps when they haven’t been stuck indoors all
day because of the heat.
This is a special issue of Cenizo, in which we
are showcasing some local talent in the arena
of fiction and poetry. Though we do not ordi-
narily print works of fiction, we do sometimes
receive submissions that make us want to
make an exception. I hope you enjoy a few
good tales in the early autumn evening.
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