Marco\'s Journey and Other Stories

Hints of S.P. Peredo’s Mexican American upbringing appear in Marco's Journey and Other Stories as he draws from personal experiences to present rich characters in diverse geographical settings: the scientist traveling through the majestic mountains of southeastern Mexico befriends an unlikely group of strangers, thus starting his own personal journey of self-discovery;; a young traveler who in 1970 ventures behind the iron curtain finding love—and danger; the girl with recurring dreams about a spider’s web struggles for her sanity; the boy with a poet’s heart growing up in America during the Vietnam War fears he is running out of time; a lover left behind during the war writes her heartfelt letter of farewell’ the caricaturesque Mexican musician who, through his performance, gives his listeners a reprieve from their sadness.

These well-crafted stories, imbued with vivid imagery, lead readers through their own journey to discover the meaning of success, love, and living life to its fullest potential.

S.P. Peredo (pen name of Siegried Pueblitz) is a Mexican-American pathologist who has traveled extensively and has lived in many places within the United States, his native Mexico and Canada. Peredo has published a fair number of scientific articles, including a poem on his thoughts while performing an autopsy, but this is his first work of fiction. He has compiled a volume of poetry and is hard at work on additional short stories, a movie screenplay and his autobiography. S.P. Peredo presently lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.