Category: 13 About how cigars and how they explode

  • The Legendary Captain Magic and his Exploding Cigar

    The Legendary Captain Magic and his Exploding Cigar   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      As time went by, his fame became legendary. Due to his extraordinary ability to dodge bullets, and ultimately, death itself, Grandfather was christened as The Wizard. Among the troops, his feats and prowess were embellished…

  • Finding the courage and the strength

    Finding the courage and the strength   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      Grandfather stared quietly at me, lost in thought. His face had this most distant and sad expression as he silently gazed upon me. Today, as an adult, and many, so many years and life experiences after, I…

  • Fifteen years old soldiers

    Fifteen years old soldiers   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      By the way, what’s a diatribe?”      “It’s like the priest’s sermon when you go to church, but the other way around!” And with that last reply, we both started to laugh. However, there was no lack of…

  • The legendary sargeant Oliverio Perez

    The legendary sargeant Oliverio Perez   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      “Grandfather, I heard you on the radio! I enjoyed that long conversation, while you were flying in the plane. For a while, it reminded me of the priest and his sermons when we go to church, but the…

  • Monologues of a solitary pilot

    Monologues of a solitary pilot   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode Locating enemy activity, he completely forgot he was still stepping on the pedal and holding the communications open. His friend brilliantly opted to go live on the air, as Grandfather plunged and launched one of his demoralizing speeches, simultaneously broadcast…

  • An overnight celebrity

    Mumbo-jumbo and rum   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      Although lost in the realm of legends, it is also a fact that Grandfather invented the first headset. This was by mistake. It came about from the need of freeing his hands during the critical moments of the dives, particularly…

  • Winged legends

    Winged legends   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      According to the alleged know-it-alls, it was on one memorable occasion, that he actually managed to toss five bundles in the same dive. There’s been an enormous amount of speculation on how this was achieved. Most argued that he had tied…

  • Flying multi-purpose cigars

    Flying multi-purpose cigars   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      The US Air Force supported the Contras against the Sandinista Forces. They flew their supersonic jets, taking off from their military bases in Honduras and Costa Rica, on either side of Nicaragua, with an impressive range of technology and hardware…

  • The two-legged pests

    The two-legged pests   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      “And I christen thee Warrior Queen” said Grandfather dramatically.      “And I took advantage of his presence and asked him to please bless my rosary, the one with the black beads that I love so!” said Grandmother affectionately.  …

  • The naming of The Warrior Queen

    The naming of The Warrior Queen   Chapter 13. About how cigars and how they explode      “At first, I thought she had sided with him, but then I understood…That’s when I said to Manuela, that we had already discussed and agreed to pay for the cost of the altar. Then the Bishop who…