Category Archives: autobiography

The Boy Scout by Carlos Najera de Madrid

Posted on February 8, 2021 by jedwardnajera

   While I was still in high school at Oxnard High, Class of 1927, I was a Boy Scout. Scouting was still a new thing at that time. It started in England and it took a few years to spread … Continue reading →

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El Centro

Posted on July 14, 2020 by jedwardnajera

   Here I am. In the background I can see the front of our house in El Centro, California, in the Imperial Valley. It is just a couple of miles from the Mexico/U.S. border.  It was a small town back … Continue reading →

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The Game

Posted on June 26, 2020 by jedwardnajera

 “Joe! Come and eat!”    The tile floor in the bathroom felt cold against his bare feet.    “I am coming!” He shouted back angrily. He was drying himself quickly in the steamy bathroom. Everything, even the towel was damp … Continue reading →

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Uncle Joe Takes a Hike

Posted on June 16, 2020 by jedwardnajera

I have been stuck at home ever since this madness began. I am a senior citizen now, and a type II diabetic. I broke a toe in January, and I was just starting to get over it when the pandemic … Continue reading →

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At the Blue Onion

Posted on June 9, 2020 by jedwardnajera

   Everyone was gone, just Cousin Boy and I were in the house.  He was baby sitting me again, although I was starting to think I was getting too old now to need a baby sitter.  I was eight years … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on April 15, 2020 by jedwardnajera

Did you know? Did you really know? That the last time That you saw me was the last time you saw me?   Did you know that The last thing I saw was your tail lights glowing red through the … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Judy

Posted on October 21, 2019 by jedwardnajera

Judy was a match made in heaven. She was thirteen years old and I was twenty. I got a job in the summer of 1968 as a camp counselor for the City of San Jose. It was the first year … Continue reading →

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The Songbirds (a Fourth Grade Adventure)

Posted on September 22, 2019 by jedwardnajera

“Time for SongBirds.” Miss Kelly said. “Oh no!” Joe looked up at her bright red hair and freckled face. He quickly lowered his eyes hoping she would take no notice of him. He hated singing. The last time she called … Continue reading →

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Entreat Me Not

Posted on September 3, 2019 by jedwardnajera

                                                           March 22, 1975 We were both students at San Jose State … Continue reading →

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Who Cares

Posted on September 1, 2019 by jedwardnajera

Sometimes there’s not much to do on a warm Texas evening. I watched a lot of sunsets from our front porch steps. I would sit and watch the sky transform through many colors and shades, and finally the sun disappears, … Continue reading →

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