Witches of Cañon Charro

About the Book

Our parents believed that if the children were told stories of monsters, the children could be controlled through fear. I can remember all the stories told to me as a child growing up in the Southwestern desert of Arizona. We feared witches and monsters and the darkness of the night, in which they thrive. Our inner searches lead us to three living witches who reside in the lonely and quiet desert of Central Arizona, cascaded in the beauty of the mountains and all the life that lives within. The three witches are intent on being left alone to survive in a world ignorant in the ways of freedom and choice and who fall victim to persecution and prejudice. As the three witches, May, Ursula, and Dru, attempt to protect their property and life from the greedy leaders of Plata Chiflon, we come to realize that our innermost identities reach into places that are profoundly more real than superstitions or religion. It is then that the real monsters come out to play. Witches of Cañon Charro is about small-town politics and the people who help to fight bias, prejudice, and social injustice. It is about keeping the balance of social interaction within the community.

About the Author

Jesus A. Tito Gomez is a free-lance writer and multi-media graphic artist. He has written about, and painted, numerous renditions of the American Southwest. He studied art in Taos, New Mexico and attended the University of New Mexico as a Fine Arts student. He is a retired U.S. Army military veteran with over 24 years of service. He worked 10 years as an underground hardrock miner in various mines of Arizona and New Mexico. He worked as a Classification Officer in the New Mexico prison system and retired as a Probation and Parole Officer in 2016. Wife Donna and he live and play in the United States, often traveling from adventure to adventure, acquiring stories to tell the abundant grandchildren.