New Mexico Lit: Pie Town

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What was the name of that family show where the dad was a minister and he and his wife had a bunch of kids? Right, right, right - 7th Heaven.

So Pie Town is kind of like that show - people with life problems that get worked out in a heartwarming way - with the help of a Tiny Tim-like character who has a spirit guide in the form of his deceased great-grandmother. And where the real New Mexican village of Pie Town is a bit of a stunt location for the book. 

I skipped through part of the book to get to the wrap-up, but even so, I missed the priest's secret. Tried to find it, and discovered I wasn't engaged enough to persevere.

If I were to liken the book to a pie, then I'd characterize it as the meringue atop a pie - airy, sweet, and fluffy.

Pie Town, New Mexico

Pie Town, New Mexico

Yes, that's really its name.

Not really even a widening in the road. And it's not close to anything, so you're really committed to pie if you make a special trip here.

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But it has the Pie-O-Neer.

And the Good Pie Cafe .. or maybe it's the Daily Pie Cafe.

Pie Town, New Mexico

My mother, Carol, visiting me from Missouri, intended to stop and get pie here in Pie Town when we passed through, but the very thought of pie wreaked havoc with her ability to delay immediate gratification, so she had a slice of coconut cream pie in Quemado.