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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Before Ralph M. Flores of Tomé died in 2017, he had written a book he called “Fractured Fables.”
Written, but not published. Not until his widow, Geri Rhodes, edited and organized her late husband’s text for the now published and retitled “The Illustrated Fractured Fables.”
The 13 fables are accompanied by cheerful illustrations by family members and friends. Flores’ thoughtfully worded fables are at the heart of the book.
Fables are generally short and can be prose or verse, with animals and other creatures talking and thinking like humans. Flores writes in prose about members of the animal world.