“[…] there was something sacred about that place. We created our own religion in those quiet moments we shared together. Our church was a failing family business. Our stained glass was the chipped paint of “La Mama” scrawled on the window. Its walls were our personal confessional.”
-- El Hierofante, by Melíza Gutierrez
My short story, El Hierofante, was published in UCI’s literary journal, New Forum, in May of 2019 and can be found by clicking here!