I don't know who you are, Alison Mackie. I must thank YOU however. I thank the DUENDE in you. I thank you for Elvira.I thank you for Juan. I thank you for Estrella y Sabicas. Most of all, Alison Mackie, I thank you for El Cafe de la Alegria. I will meet you there, at El Cafe de la Alegria. Be sure of that. El Cafe where everything is possible as long as you join naked - and by naked I mean 'leave the preconceptions at the door' The cafe where only the true selves alone, raw and without fears, fit and feel at home. I don't think Gitana and Tzigani are fruits of your imagination Alison. NO WAY. You are Gitana, Estrella, Elvira, Carlos, Juan and YOU are El Cafe de la Alegria. Blessed you are Alison Mackie for you are a rich person. Is that important. Yes. THAT is important..
Blessed you are Alison Mackie for you are a rich person. Is that important. Yes. THAT is important..
I, unlike so many scholars, know the difference between cultural studies and fiction. There is a place for hard cold facts - and there is a place for levity. Your work brings joy into the world! The Gypsy Chronicles took me back to a time of innocence and make-believe without any mawkish tricks or predictable plot lines.