I dedicate this exvoto to Saint Thomas Aquinas for the literary fecundity of Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz. Not a long time ago I participated in a poetry contest in my town and I took the first prize for reading one of her poems.

Soledad Castillo, Mexico

Allen Ginsberg and Jesus Christ talking about poetry.

They publish one of my story in the newspaper, and they they called me to bring more. Since I’m little bit messy, all my text were in manuscripts. I took all my papers yo let them choose what to print and went there on my bike. Right away a strong wind blew in my face, and all my papers flew away. I felt like the work of few years of my life had gone. But with a help of Saint Barbara I was able to pick up everything, and even my doggy helped me. By a miracle I didn’t lose not one list. I thank the saint for the miracle.

The writer Herminio Lezama Flores suffered from a writer’s block and couldn’t write anything. But one day a pair of cats came to him. They started visiting him and have brought his inspiration back. He thanks Saint Jude Thaddeus for this noble gesture.

I thank the Lord for giving me the idea to make my cow more interesting just by painting Sartre’s face on her sirloin area.

I thank Saint Katherine because I found an original William Burroughs’ unpublished manuscript at a yard sale in Tangier.