Debunks the romanticist stereotyping of Navajo weavers and Reservation traders and situates weavers within the economic history of the southwest.

I've kept a lot of secrets,I've observed a lot of thingsI've hidden lies under countless rugsAnd made dirty houses appear clean.I've swept until a cloud of dustTemporarily filled the air,Clouding my vision, and putting a strain on my vocal cords, although speaking about it, I wouldn't dare. But I'm about to shake out the rug, sweep out the mess, And remove it out of my sight. I knew "The rule" was not to talk, But no one said I couldn't write.... Swept Under the Rug is a story written from the perspective of the Broom, the Sweeper, the Rug and the Dust. If offers an illicit description of their roles in life while following the rules of those who enforce the "rules" that must be obeyed in order to survive after covering up traumatic experiences.This is a must read for anyone who has broken the dysfunctional cycle of abuse by refusing to sweep things under the rug.If you have chosen to deal with dysfunctional issues in a positive way, this book will validate your healthy choice.

A Boy Swept Under the Rug is a chapbook of poetry by Paul Mason Leiby Jr. https: //paulmasonleibypoetry.wordpress.com/

A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.

Peggy remembers a lot even though she was just a tot. She was there and watched life in play, and sometimes didn't want to stay. She had a secret, she would say. She felt discomfort and distress; but she thought, "Where would I be if it weren't for my family that took care of me." She sought for solace she never got, because her stepfather had a thought all prepared that everyone bought. Peggy learns that our Fallen World has an omnipresent thorny switch. Satin or his demons use the switch, and make family's twitch, and shudder, and sometimes wonder, if they should sunder. The story of Peggy takes place during the Great Depression and World War 11. This story is also a picture of Southern California during that time.

Once you open this book, be prepared to step in a rollercoaster of emotions. You will cry, laugh, gasp, fall in love, cry for joy, and cry due to pain, disbelief, feel the loneliness and the happiness love can bring. You will undergo feelings you will experience as you turn the pages of this book. There was once upon a time when families used to say, "What has happened will never be mentioned again in this life time; it will be swept beneath the rug." Well, I went beneath the rug and pulled out all the family secrets. Keep turning the pages and find out what was supposed to be never to be spoke of again.