William "Memo" Nericcio

Professor of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU at San Diego State University

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She cooked them just the way I loved them. Her methods, which I have failed to emulate, were epic.

Las Tortillas de Laredo: A paean to special, circular, edible artifacts of love and nostalgia

She cooked them just the way I loved them. Her methods, which I have failed to emulate, were epic.

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